Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-21
THE COURT RECORD.

Superior Court Civil Side Judge Thayer. At the short calendar session of the su- perior court yesterday the following busi- ness was transacted:
 An order was passed allowing the re- ceiver to distribute some $50, ,000 as 8 divi- dend in the insolvency proceedings against the Osborn, Cheesman company.
 The foreclosure suit of Guggenheimer vs. Nesbit was continued for one week to allow additional order of notice.
 Hoffman vs. the Mutual Reserve Fund Life association was allowed to be removed to the United States circuit court.
 In Smith, guardian's appeal from pro- bate, an answer was filed.
 Then long argument ensued between Attorney Louis Bristol, on the one hand, and Attorneys Judge Pickett and Hotch- kiss on the other. Amanda Chard sets out in her complaint against the executors of her husbands will that she married John c. Chard in 1888, and that there was an agreement between them prior to marriage that he should will to her all his property when he died. He died in Janu- ary, 1891, and when the will was probated it was found that the deceased had left only small part of his property to his wife and the rest to his relatives. Mrs. Chard put in her claim to the executors, but it was ignored. Hence the suit. Attorneys Hotchkiss and Pickett set out in their demurrer that there was no such agreement in writing between husband and wife and that such agreements prior to marriage and for the sake of inducing mar riage were contrary to public policy. The several attorneys quoted extensively of au- thorities in support of their claims.
 The replevin suit of Jane Downie vs. Jo- seph F. Nettleton, formerly deputy sheriff,
 was also argued at length by Attorneys Townsend and Buckland and Attorney Russell.
 The following divorces were granted: Frederick G. King of this city was di- vorced from Celia M. King on the ground that she is habitually incorporate. Two
 minor children were awarded to his GUS tody. The couple were married January 3, 1880.
 Louisa Adams of New Haven was divorced from Charles T. Adams on the grounds of cruelty and desertion. They | were married in 1868. The custody ot | two minor children was awarded the plain. tiff.
 Margaret Egan of Waterbury secured { 1 divorce from John Egan on the ground of l habitual intemperance and was awarded | the custody of three minor children. Robert Curry of Waterbury secured { l divorce from Jane Curry for four years desertion.
 Judge Thayer rendered decision ir favor of the defendants in the suit of Mor ris P. Bray and John Kendrick against L
 L. Loomers Sons, the corset manufactur
 CTS of Derby, to recover $12, 1000 alleged te
 be due for services rendered and royaltie
 on corset patent, which was tried earlie
 in the week.
 l A decision was also rendered in thu
 case of Tefft, Weller & Go. vs. Samuel A
 York, executor, and Mrs. Carrie Carpen
 ter, to sustain the defendants demurrer
 argued before him last Friday. The plain
 tiffs sued the estate of Daniel Carpente for $1 300, debt of his brother, whicl
 they claimed he had guaranteed them
 The defendants claimed that the plaintiff
 did not set out any facts that would estab
 fish a cause for action, but simply conclu
 sions of law, and on these points the,
 were sustained. This virtually loses tn l case for the plaintiffs.