The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-20
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
FOUR HANDED DOWN IN THIS CITY
Ar YESTERDAYS SESSION.

No Error Found in Any of the Cases-The
Lehigh Valley and Consolidated Railroad
Companies Must Pay Damages-other
Interesting Court News.
The Judges of the supreme court OF
errors met In this city yesterday and
handed down decisions In four cases,
two of which are of especial interest
in New Haven. In the case of Peter
Luby vs. James Redmond and wife of
Wallingford no error is found. Neither
was any error found in the case of
Joseph H. Murray VS.. the Lehigh VAL
ley Railroad company.
Murray brought suit against the rail-
road company for injuries received by
jumping off one Of the trains of the
defendant corporation near Brill sta
ton, New Jersey, December 8, 1893. Be-
hind the train on which Murray was
riding and running on the same track
was train OF the Central Railroad of
claims was managed so negligently
that collision between the two trains
seemed inevitable and Murray jumped
and landed in a pool of water.
In consequence of the drenching he
received and the exposure he was taken
i'll and claimed $1,000 damages. The
case was tried before Judge Prentice
and a jury in the superior court in
this city recently and a verdict given
for the plaintiff to recover $500 and
costs.
WALLINGFORD CASE.
In the case of Peter Luby against
James ]. Redmund and wife of Wal
lingford the court finds that there Is
an error in the relief granted. Luby
through his CONSERVATION, William Luby
sued to recover property valued at
$4,000. which he had decided to the
Redmunds on condition that they
should support him as long as he
lived.
The case was heard before Attorney
John w. Alling as a committee of
the superior court and he decided that
the property should be reconveyed to
Luby and that about $500 should be
decreed to the Redmunds for taking
care. of Luby since 1890.
POMPONIo CASE.
In the case of Nicolangino Pomponio
against the Consolidated railroad the
judges Of the supreme court decide that
there Is no error. The plaintiffs son
was killed by the cars in Waterbury
May 80, 1892, and brought suit for $1,000.
The case was tried in the superior court
in this city and Judge Prentice awarded
the plaintiff $4,000 damages, which de-
cision the supreme court sustains.
SUIT FOR $3.50.
No error Is found in the case of Sid
ney M. Wintringham against David J.
Mahoney The suit was brought in the
common pleas court, where the de-
cision was rendered In favor of the
defendant. The suit was originally
brought to recover an alleged debt of
about $3.50.
INSOLvENT ESTATE.
In the probate court yesterday Judge
Cleaveland appointed Attorney Walter
Pond trustee ON the insolvent estate
Of Abner L. Laird, a fish dealer at
1859 Washington street, and Adam Sat
tig and Daniel A. McWilliams apprais-
ers.
City Court-Criminal Side-Judge Cable.
George B. Hoey and John A. Mckee,
selling obscene literature, continued I'M
til July "a; Antonio Guerra, theft from
person, continued until July %; Susan
A. Mead, theft, SIS fine, $102S costs;
William F. Barry, theft, continued I'M
til July rs; Thomas Herman, violation
Of Sunday liquor law, continued until
July %; Mary F. Allen, keeping house
of Ill fame, continued until September
q; Annie Brown, lascivious carriage
IS fine, $7o6 costs; Sylvester " John
son, lascivious carriage, 81 fine, $7oe
costs; Joseph Mosca, breach Of the
peace, continued until July 20; Frank
varlandi, breach of the peace, Judgment
suspended; Albert Davis, reform school