Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-08-05
CoURT OF CHANCERP.

Two Decisions HANDED Down Monday
Morning by Chancellor nicholson.
Chancellor Nicholson sat in chancery
and orphans courts at the Court House
Monday morning. handing down two de-
c.aions 10 the former court. One OF
them was iu the Yeatman cages. which
arc as follows:
Marshall II. Yeatman ct al. VS..
Joseph D. Yeatman, Marshall featman
ct al. vs. Thomas Yeatman and Mar
shall Yeatman ct al. Va. Joseph d. feat'
man and the Grand Lodge of Delaware,
A. o. u. W. In each OF these cases
the Chancellor about six months ago
had granted restraining order pend
ing decision upon an application for
preliminary injunction. Norman feat-
man, who committed suicide, had con-
veyad his property including real estate
and beneficiary certificate in the y.
| O. u. w. for 81. 00U to Joseph ID. and
Thomas Yeatmau. The claim of the
complainants is that these conveyances
we're made simply in trust. and they
| wanted an injunction restraining the
| holders from disposing of the real
| estate and the A. o. U. W, from pay
ing the 50, 900 to the other defendants.
The Chancellor awarded a preliminary
injunction IN the cases Of the real
estate and required the complainaots
to gire hond of 81. 600 in each case.
In the matter OF the beneficiary fund
he refused the preliminary injunction,
but this does not finally dispose of tho
I case, for it remains on the docket to he
proceeded with independently OF the
Injunction application. John Riggs
represants tbs complainants William
S. Hilles, Joseph d. and Thomas feat-
man, and II. Ii. Ward the A. .. U. w.
The Chancellor denied preliminary
Injunction in the case of Hanford vs..
" Wood. Walter Wood had confessed
Indignant to his brother Herbert.
, Hnnford, who was a creditor, claimed
that this judgment was fraudulent and
Illegal being given, as be claimed, fol
no consideration, The Chancellor de
cided that in the proof made before
him there was not sufficient evidence o
illegality or fraud to entitle HRntord Il
a preliminary injunction against TN
constable who has the fund, ahou
S400, resulting from sale, to rreven
him paying it over to Herbert Wood.
In the Oxy. Hydrogen case the Chan
;. cellor made an order upon tho Mayo
,, and Council and upon Henry r. JOHN
. son, Chancellor ad litem to show caus
why the case should not be removes
. from Mr.. Jobnsons hands and re
I instated on the regular docket of tn
! court Of chancery and heard by tn
4 Chancellor. This was made return
: nhle at the September term.
!. Having passed the examination cor
!. Quoted by John n. Rodney and doh
q Bigga, Robert Pennington was admitte
n to practice in the court OF chancery.
/. John Fl. Rodney and Peter J.
q Cooper, Jr., were appointed con
!. mittes to examine Pierre Is. Pic fc
Il adm ission to practice in the court {
n chancery. William NJ. Byrne prcsente
d pbtition of Joseph l.. Carpenter. Jr,
4 asking that trustee be appointed
d place of Frank d. Carpenter, deceased
II for the purpose of selling real estate
~ Mr., Byrne was appointed trustee.
T. James W. Ponder made return
"a tho sale by the Equitable Guarant'
:. and Trust Go. of tho property OF Davi
n &. Wilson. 1t was approved and col
A firmed
q In orphans court Benjamin Mel
:, was appointed trustee to sell the re
estate of Lnwis Welsh. deceased, Whit
n. had been appraised at Sl.T00.
IA j. H. Whiteman presented petite
ye OF Charles u. Evans, administrator
,,d Enos Bradford, for permission to s.
40 real estate to pay debts, which "
,d granted.
e, j. Frank Biggs presented return
Nv th1 sale by the Equitable Guarant
ad and Trust Co. of the real estate of Cai
40 line II. White, which was approved
confirmed.
ga Francis NJ. Walker presented pc
he tioh of Alexander Guthrie, administl
Ia. tor OF John Thomas for permission
ia sell real estate, which was granted.
,re Mr.. Walker presented a petition
# Catherine Nj. Snowfall asking that
~ s. Prickett ho appointed truhter to s
,es the real estate OF Peter McCulloue
Id which had been appraised by fir
sts holders. Mr.. Prickett was appointed
nd Wilhellnina Mccall was appoint
an guardian of Horace II. and Edith
zee Mccall.
Adjournment was made until Septe