The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-30
IN THE COURTS YESTERDAY


Superior Court Docket of 900 Cases Cut
Down to 750-A Trip Hammer Case
Foreclosure Cases-The Peck Brothers &
Co. Report of the Appraisers-Grand
Total of Ss76,5Oa of Assets.
The supreme court will convene in
this city on Tuesday next to hear argyll
ments. There is a docket of nineteen
cases ready for argument. The Fair
field county cases are first on the dock
ct, and there are seven of those. New
Haven furnishes twelve cases, six of
which are new ones and six old Among
the New Haven cases is the mandamus
suit of William H, Williams, state at
torney, against the city of New Haven
to compel the city to build a bridge
over the railroad companys tracks on
East Chapel street. Treat Hines appeal
from probate is also to be argued at
this term.
DOCKET CLEARED OF $50 CASES.
The heavy docket of over 900 cases in
the superior court, according to the an
nual practice, was yesterday morning
cleared of $50 cases by Judge Prentice.
OF this number ten We're jury cases and
flfty-six ex-parte divorce cases. The
oldest case was that of David p. Harris
VS.. Henry G. Thompson, brought in Oc-
tober, 1881.
An opportunity win be afforded to all
those who so have special reasons to
advance to secure the restoration of
their suits to the docket next week
TO STRIKE OUT PART OF THE
COMPLAINT.
At the short calendar session of the
superior court yesterday morning mo-
ton was made to strike out portions of
the complaint in the suit of Carleton H.
Hoadley against the M. Seward & Son
company. The suit is an action to
have the use of the trip hammer in
the Seward company's factory on Bris-
toll street stopped, as 1t is alleged to
be a nuisance and detriment to prop
erty. Judge Prentice reserved his de-
cision.
ASSIGNMENT OF CASES
Judge Prentice yesterday morning
announced that he would hold no short
calendar session next Friday, but would
devote the day to the trial of cases.
Several court cases were assigned for
Thursday and Friday, to Immediately
follow the trial of the Dr. Hoadley will
case.
THOMPSON ESTATE HEARING.
Yesterday afternoon in the probate
court there was hearing over the
grant Of an allowance from her hus-
bands estate to Mrs Horace Thomp-
SON
FORECLOSURE MORTGAGES.
The Meriden Savings bank was
granted Judgment of foreclosure
against Joseph V. Carver of Cheshire
on a mortgage of $4,000 on property in
Cheshire.
Foreclosure of mortgage Of $4,000
held by Philip Fresenius' Sons on prop
erty of John Hally on Wallace street
was granted.
Humboldt lodge No. 81, l. 0. O. F.,
was granted a judgment of foreclosure
of a mortgage of $4,000 on property of
H. Gomol on Webster street.
REPORT OF APPRAISERS.
]. NJ Peck, F. S, Porter and c. HI.
| Downs, the receivers appointed last
February to take charge of Peck Broth
| ers & Co. were in the superior court
yesterday afternoon with the apprais-
| ers, c. S. Mersick and r. A. Brown.
| The report of the appraisers was pre-
scented to Judge Prentice and accepted
| by him.
! The report shows the inventory as
| follows: The real estate in this city is
placed at $4,000, of the machinery and
tools at S35, 600 of the merchandise at
| $219, S9470, of the accounts and bills re-
ceivable s126, $50, and cash s962,3S, max
| ing a total Of SAT-, 107.03.
The value of the merchandise in the
New York store is placed at $74,363 10