The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-21
Probate Court -Judge cleveland.

There was a hearing before Judge
Cleaveland yesterday morning upon the
application for the admission to pro-
bate of the will of Elizabeth Eaton
Bradley. Mrs. Bradley, who was the
wife Of Mrs. Bradley of Winchester
avenue, left an estate of $4,000. She
gave her husband the life use of half
of l., and gave the other half to her
brother in Manchester England. Two
sisters We're ignored, and they contest
the WILL What the ground of objection
was to be was not disclosed. One
ground will probably be that Mrs.
Bradley's will is vitiated by the fact
that she could not give a legacy to her
brother in England because he is an
alien.
The case was finished at l O'Clock,
when decision was reserved. The claim
of the contestant, in addition to that
already stated, is that Mrs. Bradley
did not know what she was signing
when she signed the will.
COURT REDUCED THE BAIL.
There was a contest in the probate
court yesterday over the report of
Sarah A. Shay, guardian of Thomas l..
Day, in which there was a complaint
Of overcharge.
The report filed by Mrs. Shay shows
credits of $406 go and charges of S76630
for board and $3.50 for doctors bill and
medicine. The court struck out the
board bill and reduced the bill for medi-
cine to SAG.
The balance due Mrs. Shay was $3.50.
MR.. FIELDS APPOINTED.
William I. Fields, cashier of the
National Tradesmen's bank, was yes
terday appointed by Judge Cleaveland
in the probate court administrator of
the estate of the late DIR. M. A. Cremin,
who died intestate. The appointment
was made at the request of c. T. Dris-
coll counsel Cor Mrs. Cre0nin.
ORDERED ANOTHER DIVIDEND.
An additional dividend of 11.S per
cent. was ordered paid on the insolvent
estate Of Henry +. Smith, the Grown
street tailor, by Judge Cleaveland.
Smiths estate paid 81 per cent early
in the year to his creditors. After Ella
r. Smith assigned an examination Of
Smiths financial condition was made,
and it was found that he had some more
money and that an additional dividend
could be paid. The total dividend is
therefore 6S3 per cent. The trustee of
the estate of Ella r. Smith has no funds
in his possession with which to pay a
dividend as yet. The estate Is tied up
considerably in litigation
TWO ATTACHMENTS
=
In the suit of Angelo Porto VS.. Cab
riel Nauli for debt of $3.50 the latter's
| property on Wallace street was attach
ed
| Michael Banahan's property on Atwa-
| ter street was yesterday attached in
debt for $75
CITY SUED.
| Deming & futile yesterday brought
suit against the city inbehalf Of George
| III. and Charles H. Fisher for $4,000
damages, alleged to have been suffered
| by the plaintiffs through the raising of
| the grade of a portion of Union street
| in June, 1894. They own property on
the street, having a frontage of Sc feet,
| which was affected by the improve
| ment.
| Their claim for damages went before
the city board of compensation. After
that body had considered the matter at
ors or two meetings it was taken out of
their hands vote Of the common
council. the 1uea being that the city
was not legally liable in damages for
any amount.
| The new grade was established by
reason of building the Water street
bridge over the railroad, and the city's
position is that the railroad company
should pay the resulting property dam
ages. Other parties have like claims
against the city or railroad company
to the amount of between $4,000 to $40
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