The Press., 1897-12-23
Court News.

Court News.
The December term of superior court
closed Tuesday. At the short calendar
case in Rockville last Friday considerable
business was disposed of.
In tina case of Fishel & Levy vs.. Noel
M. Pease on a motion to default for fail
IRE to answer, Judge Robinson ordered
default entered
In Kibbee's appeal from commissioners
on motion to order appellant to file
bill of particulars the court ordered same
to fled within seven days on first, second,
third and fourth items In defendants bill
The case of Nathan Baer VS.. l.. j. Mcln-
tire, motion to Withdraw answer and
substitute separate answer for each de-
PENDANT and motion for additional bonds
for prosecution, the first clause was not
allowed and answer must be fled in one
week; the second clause was not press
ed. In the case of the W1llimantic
Savings Institute VS., Carr, ct al, near
ing on foreclosures, decree granted debt
and interest being $87.31. Defendants
were given until the third Wednesday in
January to redeem. In the case OF the
savings bank of Stafford vs.. Rafftery, ct
TX, a hearing in foreclosure, which was
continued from lasts weeks session, the
court gave Judgment for note and interest
amounting to So, 2O5. 80, with possession
of property on or before the first Monday
in March, 1898. State Attorney Reed APP
peared for Mrs. Rafftery and the court
gave her the right to redeem.
Christian Schonan was granted d.
voroe from Augusta Schonan on the
ground of desertion. In the case of Cal
vim Wilton VS.. Elizur F. Reed in which
at. so was involved and which was re-
ferred to Judge Dwight Loomis, state
referee, the referee filed his report, giving
$50. Al to the plaintiff. The report was ac-
cepted.
| The case of Henry ]. Doll, ct. al, VS..
Paul Otto, ct al, which occupied all day
Thursday of the superior court, came to
an end shortly after the opening of Fri
days session. The judge ordered the
clerk to enter non-suit in the case with
| Judgment for costs of court. The case is
peculiar one.
| In October of last year Union No. 81
of Rockville, a branch Of the National
Textile associati'n, voted to withdraw from
the National and join another organiza-
ton. Eleven members refused to accept
the verdict of the union and secured the
charter surrendered by the withdrawing
members and have since maintained the
organization of Union No. 81, They ask
ed for the appointment of receiver to
take the money now in the hands of the
withdrawing faction, amounting to 1896.
The defendants claimed that they have
right to keep money in their possession.
| The decision is a victory for the defend
ants
| A few of the decisions handed down by
Judge Robinson before the close of the
session are of interest.
Hattie F. Merrill was granted divorce
from Howard M. Merrill and allowed to
change her name.
| Inc CASE Vi N0" 4N' II
N. H. & Il. R. R. Company, claim fol-
damages by burning over of some wood
land in the town of Columbia on the
line of railway was heard. The court
gave judgment for $50 and costs amount
ing to about $780,
In the case of Sheperd against BelknaI
the plaintiff obtains Judgment of $1i
and permanent injunction restraining
Belknap, the defendant, from using the
driveway which he claims has been .uset
by him for the past forty-five years. Th'
court also ordered the clerk to draw al
order on the state treasurer for 800 tt
be paid to Fred B. johnson OF Union fol
giving information of the whereabouts o
Lewis II. Smith who was sentenced a
April term of court for horse stealing.
Edward G. Ripley of South Coventry
was admitted to the Tolland county bal
on motion of Ex-Lieut- Gov. Sumner.