The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-26
IN, AND ABOUT THE COURTS
IMPORTANT PATENT CASE ON TRIAL
IN U. s. COURT.

johnson Sued for $4,000, Gets $40
John IL. starin Sued for OO,0OO-Al-
derman Chillingworth Trustee of Char
ter Oak Brick Company. -h
An important electric case was placed
on trial before Judge Townsend in the
United States court yesterday, it being
that of the Electrical Car company Of
America and the Thomson-Houston
Electric company against the Hartford
ers.
The suit is for infringement of patent.
The Electrical Car company claims to
have had assigned to it a contrivance
known as switch for electric motors
1t was patented in 1889 and was after
wards transferred to the Thomson
Houston company.
The complaint alleges that the Hart
ford and East Hartford Electric COM
panys cars have been equipped by the
Walker company, said company having
no rights as to patent. All the electric
roads in this city are equipped by the
Thomson-Houston company, and there
fore will not be affected by the present
suit. The Hartford Car company is the
only road in Connecticut equipped by
the Walker company. The value of the
patent consists in the fact that it saves
20 per cent. of power.
Frederick H. Belts of New York is
counsel for the plaintiffs, and Mitchell
Bartlett & Brownell appear for the de-
PENDANTS.
A large number of exhibits have beer
placed in the court room for the in
struction of the court.
Judge Townsend handed down de.
cision in the case of H. w. Johnson OF
Elizabethport, N. j., against the A. w
Burritt company of Bridgeport. John
son sued the Burritt company for $25,
900 damages, sustained by him while
working for the company on a church
in New York. The court finds thai
there had been contributory negligence
and Johnson's part, and it grants hin
$40 and costs.
STARTN SUED FOR 100000.
A case returnable before the mex
term of the superior court is that Of
William c. Egerton of New York
through his counsel, Bristol, Stoddart
& Bristol of this city, against John n
Starin, the New York millionaire boat
line proprietor, claiming 100000 dam
ages.
Egerton was associated with Mr.
Starin for several years in steamboat
ont r,e>cp in, q 1ishp oat,1
and operation of the Starin line between
this city and New York. The suit is
for the adjustment of an account run.
ming back to the time the New York
and New Haven Starin line was estab.
lished.
The plaintiff claims that profits due
him for some fifteen years have beer
withheld, and that these now amount
to $100, 900.
Boats and other property in this city
have been attached.
SETTLED OUT OF COURT.
The case of Miss Kittie Garvin against
Mrs. James H. Griffing and the case OF
Mrs. Griffing against Miss Garvin have
been settled on terms agreed to by
Messrs. Goodhart and Hamilton, the
opposing counsel in the cases.
The suits are the outcome Of the suit
brought by Kittie T. Garvin to recover
damages from James H. Griffing, con.
tractor in Sargent's shops, alleging Sc
duction. In January the jury rendered
a Judgment of $4,000 damages for the
plaintiff. Joanna Agnes Griffing, the de
PENDANTS wife, garnisheed his property
and Miss Garvin brought suit agains
her. Mrs. Griffing brought counter
suit, legally termed a vexatious suit
and the cases have been pending since
January
HEARING POSTPONED.
Hearing on the application brought t.
force into insolvency the Forsyth Dye
ing, Bleaching and Laundering compa
ny was postponed yesterday morning
in the probate court till Monday, No
vember l.