The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-03
YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS
AMERICAN TOOL COEPANY Us. JOHN
III, Phillips. EFT Az,

For Alleged Infringement of Patent-Ar-
guments in Case of Chatfield VS.. Bunnen
Will be Finished To-day-Sparano to be
Tried This Term-Other Court Notes.
In the United States district court be-
fore Judge William K. Townsend yes
terday morning the case of the Amer1-
can Pneumatic Tool company against
John Fl, Phillips and others of this
city was heard. The case came up on
a motion of the compliments attorney
to have the bill dismissed without pre-
judice to the complainant in bringing
another suit.
The compliments allege infringement
of patent The New Haven firm is US
ing tool which the New York COM
pany claim is theirs by patent right. 1t
is made by William Woolsoncroft & Co.
of Philadelphia, and the latter firm is
the real defendant in the case
year ago it's factory was closed in
consequence of this suit and 100 en-
ployes thrown out Of work, and the fac
tory still remains idle.
Both sides in the suit had prepared
their cases and We're supposed to be
ready for trial yesterday. Attorneys
Kerr & Curtis of New York, for the
complainant, sprung a surprise by ask
ing that their own complaint be dis
missed on conditions that said dismis-
sal would not prevent them bringing
another suit.
Attorneys Harding & Harding of
Philadelphia and John X. Beach of this
the dismissal unless 1t be made abso-
lutte, alleging that it was simply ruse
of the other side to gain time.
Judge Townsend continued the hear
ing for two weeks, saying that the mo-
ton made by complainant was without
precedent.
Superior Court-Civil Side--Judge Shum-
way.
The suit of Deputy Sheriff Ransom
Chatf1eId against G. B. Bunnell, man
ager of the Hyperion theater was on
trial in the superior court yesterday.
The case grew out of the garnishee-
ing of the box receipts of the 'Bobby
Melville show at the Hyperion. Dep
1ty Sheriff Chatfield served papers gar
nisheeing the money in the box office
and then it is alleged reached through
the box office window and took $17.
He says he only took $12.
To protect himself in the matter Mr..
Bunnell presented the case to City At
torney Matthewman, who issued war
rant for Chatfleld on the charge of
theft. The court did not find the
sheriff guilty.
Chatfield then brought suit against
MIR. Bunnell, claiming that he had in
stituted the prosecution. Mr.. Bunnell
contested the suit vigorously claiming
that he had nothing to do with the
prosecution except to lay the matter
before the city attorney for his own
protection.
The jury rendered a verdict in the
first trial for the sheriff to recover S700.
But Judge Shumway set aside this
verdict on the ground that the verdict
was against the evidence and granted
a new trial, which is now being held.
The plaintiff is represented by At
torney Hamilton and the defendant by
Attorney Zacher The arguments will
be completed to-day.
CASE AGAINST THE METROPOLI-
TAN LIFE
The case of DR.. Austin B. Fuller and
wife of this city against the Metropoli-
tan Life Insurance company of New
York, which is now on trial before
Judge Shumway in the civil side of the
superior court, will not be finished fol