Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-21
THE COURT RECORD.
Superior Court civil Side - Judg'
 Re1PdRIeV.

Superior Court civil Side - Judge
 Beardsley.
 Yesterday was one of the 'tshort calendar" days provided for by the new rules in the Superior court, the regular term of which opens on Tuesday of next week. These days are designed principally for hearing motions in divorce and other cases and much business is disposed of that would otherwise retard trials.
 Yesterday forenoon, before Judge Boards ley, Greene Kendrick, of Waterbury, was granted divorce from Mary E. Kendrick, of Waterbury upon the facts found by ex-Judge Luzon B. Morris, committee of the court. The parties were married June 30, 1884, and the divorce was granted on the ground of habhual intoxication and intolerable cruelty. Later in the day Attorney Cable, counsel for
 Mrs. Kendrick, appeared in court and asked that the case be reopened as he had under
 stood that the case would not be decided on "short calendar day, and he desired to file remonstrance against the report of the committee. The case was reopened and the
 respondent given until next Friday to hle his remonstrance. Still later the attorneys agreed on a settlement, which was that "habitual intemperance"
 as one of the grounds on which the decree
 was granted be stricken from the same and that the divorce be granted solely on the ground of "intolerable cruelty" The court accepted the proposed change and the decree was then granted.
 Talcott H. Russell was given an order to sell the Mayor Skinner property on Prospect street for not less than $11 900. A goodiy number of persons have or claim right 1n l the property on Prospect street, the former | residence of the late Mayor Skinner, and it | could not well be divided among them ex- cept by sale. Arguments were made in the case of George D. Miller vs. Benton, Nichols G Co. H, O. White for plaintiff, and Platt 6 Ty- Ter for defendants. This case grows out or | the fire on Temple street about two years | ago in a building in which the Electric Light l company had some rooms for carrying on | their business.
 In the case of Cruttenden & Knight vs. l Marcus s. Babcock, a suit on $1, ,OOO note, l Mr. Moran, of the firm of Platt & Tyler, ar I pued a demurrer to plea in abatement by | t. N. Blydenburgh, the latter setting forth | that there was still pending another suit with | the same cause of action
 The Of Craig rs. Button and Will | loughby is as follows: Three persons own 8 l lot on Davenport avenue and petition was l made to the court for partition of the land. | Mr. Button answers to the petition for par | tition and Willougby for partition and also l for the allowance of claim for expenses. | The hearing yesterday was on demurrer to
 some points in the pleadings. The lot is
 worth $3,000 or $4 ,000. Swan, Rogers and | Clark were for Craig, ex-Judge Pardee for | Button and c. s. Fowler for Willoughby. l Arguments were made demurrer in l the case of Charles A. Lewis vs. R. Wells & l Co.,, the New Haven druggists, an action for
 the alleged infringement of trade mark on l the article named Kurskof. The defence | was 'flicense to use the trade mark and make | and sell the article" and s'a sale of the busi-
 ness" The demurrer was on points in the proceedings.
 The case of Mrs. Ann E. Bronson of Wal | lingford vs. the borough of Walingford
 was argued on demurrer. Mrs. Bronson
 claims damages from the borough for divert. | ing drainage of sewage and surface water
 on her land. Attorney filling of this city
 and Hubbard of Wallingford for the borough, | and Bennett for the plaintiff.
 | Court adjourned until next Friday at 10 1 o'clock