The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27

machlne, ana the court room has been nearly filled with the models of the complainant and defendant corpora tions. Final arguments will be made to-day, Attorneys Church & Church of Boston will appear for the defend- ants, and Houston & Houston of New York will argue for the eomplainants. 
 Superior Court-Civil side-Judge Robin son.
 In the case of James Boyle vs, John c, MacWilliams the supreme court finds no error. The suit was brought in the court of common pleas to recover dam ages for the death of a mule belonging to Boyle. The mule was killed on Bridge street, in 1895, by a runaway horse belonging to the defendant. In the lower court Judge Studley gave a judgment for the plaintiff of $160, and the defendant appealed. LOWER COURT SUSTAINED. In the Bridgeport grade crossing rail- road improvement case the supreme court has handed down a decision sus- taining the lower court in it's finding against F. J. Mooney, who sought to restrain the city from paying its share about 16 per cent-under the contract with the Consolidated Railroad compa- ny for four-trac cking it's lines through that city. The proposed improvement, which will cost about $2,5O0,OO0 can now be proceeded with Counsel for Mooney pleaded in the suit the proviso of the state constitution against mu- ,;, o;I 51 it, 1877, when that aid had been greatly abused
 NAUGATUCK'S CHIEF OF POLICE CASE.
 Another case in which the supreme curt renders a decision is that of George s. Hosford against John H. Kennedy. This case grew out of the notorious chief of police fight in Nau- gatuck. Charges were preferred against Hosford for unbecoming conduct, and he was deposed from his office, Ken nedy being put in his place. Hosford appealed to the superior court, but that court sustained the commissioners and refused to remove Kennedy Hosford again appealed, this time to the SUI preme court That body advises the superior court to render a judgment of custer against the defendant. This will operate to remove Kennedy and replace Hosford
 A NEW TRIAL GRANTED.
 An error is found and new trial granted in the non-support case of John H. Bradnack, who was ordered i'll the criminal court of common pleas to pay his wife $6 a week. The opinion is by Judge Fenn.
 IMPORTANT LIQUOR LICENSE
 CASE
 One decision handed down by the supreme court is of considerable in- terest to liquor dealers and also to at tcrreys It establishes the fact that liquor licenses cannot be transferred by the persons in whose names they are made out to other persons without the consent of the county commission CTS The case passed upon by the su- preme court is that of John M. Gilday against Deputy Sheriff Joseph R. War ren.
 NO ERRORS FOUND.
 Judge Torrance finds no error in the case of John Boyle against John Me- Williams, in which the defendant was held liable for the killing of the plain tiff's mule by his runaway horse.
 No error is found in the case of John M. Gilday against Joseph Warren, the opinion being by Judge Fenn. An error is found and, new trial granted in the case of Anthony Ash borne against the town of Waterbury. The opinion is by Judge Baldwin. No error is found in the case of Will liam J. Healey against Anna Fallon and others. The opinion is by Judge Torrance.
 COMPLAINT IS INSUFFICIENT. In the case of John O'Connor against the town of Waterbury the superior court is advised that the complaint is 1 insufficient and to sustain the demur- Ter, Chief Justice Andrews giving the | OpiOiOr