Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-16
THE COURT RECORD.
Supreme Court of Krrors.


 In the Supreme Court of Errors on Satur- day Chief Justice Andrews handed down sev- eral decision.
 The first decision was in the case of Maria D. Card vs. Enos Foote, in which error is found and new trial ordered. Mrs. Card sues to recover three bonds, the face value of which is $1, ,000 each. In the Superior court jury rendered verdict for the plain tiff to recover $4,200. s6. The attorneys for Mrs. Foote, Stoddard and Bennett, appealed for new trial on the plea that certain evil dence admitted should have been stricken out. Attorneys Hamilton and Callahan ap- peared for Mrs. Gard.
 After this suit Attorney Charles Fowler, for Mrs. Enos Foote, attached the verdict in @ suit for $10 1000, brought on the ground
 that Mrs. Card had alienated the affections of the husband of the plaintiff. Attorney Hamilton for Mrs. Card filed plea in abate-
 ment, setting up that Mrs. Foote had never been abandoned by her husband, and that e the suit was for an alleged wrong done to the plaintiff while she was the wife of Enos Foote, Mir. Foots should be joined with his wife in the suit. MT. Fowler demurred, maintaining that then the husband had no interest In the suit, and that the constitution of the United States was such the plaintiff could bring this suit alone. The Supreme court directs that the demurrer of Mir. Fow- lsr's be sustained, and that Mir. Hamilton's demurrer to the complaint be amended, a victory for Lawyer Fowler.
 In the case of Edwin l.. Bennett of Msri- den against the Consolidated road, suit brought to recover 900 damages for inc juriea sustained at Yalesvills by alightipg from train, the court decides there was no orror in the decision for the plaintiff to re- cover $50 and costs as given by Judge Fenn. In the case against Schweitzer of Milford for non-support of wife. the court orders q new trial. Judge Deming, in the Court of Common Pleas, found him guilty, and SO did Judge Fenn in the Superior court. Tho court finds no error in the case against Jennie Setter, the shoplifter.
 Error has been found in the judgment given in the Superior court in the suit of Gen. s. K. Merwin, trustee of the et tate of the late Elijah Gilbert, against Sarah k. Aus tin. The trustee sued for g, ,000, a debt due to the estate. The Superior court ordered that the plaintiff recover q, ,833 02. About 2,000 was allowed to stand as . set of In favor of the defendant. The latter appealed for several reasons. Ex-Judge Henry. Stod- dard appeared for the defendant and filling & Webb for the trustee.
 A new trial has been ordered in tho case of Louis Cohn of Meriden vs. Samuel l.. Nor ton, the plaintiff being awarded by Judge Dsming $500.
 The court orders that note of $700 which the commissioners refused to allow Charles B. Clark be paid In full.
 P. F. Bohan sold his horse to William Nor ris while Richard Fischel had a lien on 1t. Judge Pickett decided in favor of Morris. The Supreme court decides the return of the horse to Fischell, but orders him to pay the costs in the case.
 The Supreme court decides that Irene M. Buckingham, of Milford, has an interest in the will of the late Irene Clark. Patrick Ward vs. M. J. Brezinski; no er- TOT; reason by Judge Carpenter. Samuel E. Merwin vs. Sarah E. Austin; error; reason by Judge Pardee. Andrew Wren vs. George A. Parker. No error. Reasons by Judge Andrews. w. Frank Peckham vs. John Lego ct als. The Superior court is advised that Peckham and wife take life estate with the power of disposing or using any portion of the princi- pal to the extent needed for their support and maintenance in the manner suited to their condition and circumstances in life, and that the children born to them take a vested in- terest in the remainder. Reasons by Judge Loomis. Ex.Judge York for plaintiff, Pig ott, Pardee & InQersoll for defendant.