The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-25
IN AND ABoUT THE COURTS
supreme Court OF Errors.

The supreme court of errors was in
session yesterday in this city, and dis
| cussed some Of the many New Haven
and Fairfield county cases which they
have heard argued.
| The most important of these is the
against the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance company of New York, That case
| involves something like a million dol
lars and hinges upon whether the poll
cy-holders in accepting payment of a
certain percentage of what was due to
them have surrendered all right to col
| lect the balance.
The supreme court adjourned to meet
| in this city again July 26. They hand
| ed down two decisions, the most impor-
| tant being that of Mrs. Hewitt against
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad, in which there was a dis
| pute as to the title to land in Bridge
port which the company desires to take
for an elevated railroad The court has
! decided that the company has the title
| to the land and that Mrs. Hewitt has
| not.
| FOR MONEY ADVANCED.
| Seven suits have been brought by
| Theresa f. II. Weibel against Henry
| Moore, Michael Walsh, Pasquale Va
| lente, George Ross, Ottoman Reiger
Antonio Fiengo and James j, Cullinan,
| saloon keepers, and all have been re-
turned to the probate court. Mrs. Wei
bel is the brewer and she has brought
| these suits to secure. herself for money
| advanced.
| PROPERTY ATTACHED.
Linsley & Lightbourn yesterday at
| tached the property of Harris o. Bras
ky on Webster and Eaton streets for
$500 for some materials furnished in
| connection with the construction of
building owned by Brasky
Y FORECLOSURE SUITS.
Papers in three foreclosure suits in
which the state of Connecticut is the
plaintiff were returned to the common
pleas court yesterday. The first one Is
brought against David Kampner to re-
cover $500 on the bond of David Corn,
who was bound over to the superior
court for theft from the person on De-
cember H. 1897
A second suit is against Harris Al
derman, foreclosure on a judgment
lien for $S64.O4. Alderman was on the
bond of Abraham Postroff for $500.
| The property Of Alderman was on Oak
and Kilday streets, but it was found
that it was mortgaged for $4,000 and
one foreclosure had already been secur-
| ed Judgment in favor of the state was
rendered in the common pleas court on
April Is, 1885,
The third foreclosure suit is for $565.66
and is against John Rogers, bondsman
for Daniel Cavanaugh, charged with
burglary.
City Court, Criminal side, Judge Dow.
In the city court yesterday morning
| Judge Dow dismissed Peter Nelson,
| who was arrested on the charge of hav-
| ing used beer bottles belonging to c. A.
| Moeller, Ernest Klenke, John Boenig
and Adam Hugo. There was no con-
elusive evidence of Nelson's guilt
A nolle was ordered in the case of
John Dryer, accused Of embezzling 20
cents.
John T. Bates, formerly steward of
the Young Mems Republican club, -ac-
cused of embezzling $50 of the clubs
funds, had his case continued until to-
day.
Peter J. Grove was fined $40 and
costs in the city court yesterday morn
ing for striking Tallyman John G. Cor
don over the head with an iron bar on
| Wednesday.
Benjamin Aston was bound over to
the next term of the superior court I'M
der bonds of $1,000 on the charge of
forgery. In court yesterday Aston
pleaded guilty.
Judge Dow fined Charles d. Richard
son Sd and costs and George Reading
SIS and costs for scorchng on Orange
street.
COURT NOTES.
An attachment for 500 for Charles
Wilson & Co. against Isaac Katz was
placed on property at the corner of
Davenport avenue and Broad street.
The case Is returnable before Justice j..
e. Wheeler on July l.
The verdict of the lower court in the
case of John Christie for assaulting
Benjamin N. Aston was confirmed in
the common pleas court. Christie must
pay $25 and costs.
THREE MOTIONS FILED.
The defendant in the case of Willie~S
H. Doolittle against the Arnold Tin
pany yesterday filed in the court of
common pleas, civil side, motions for a
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