The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-21

CT vs. Downs, Thursday next week.
 The case of Christie's appeal from probate will probably consume all of next week. Attorney Pigott, counsel for the defendants wanted the case to go to a committee for a hearing, but this was objected to by Attorney Jason r. Thompson, and so the case was as- signed for trial before the court.
 Several cases that were claimed for trial were passed or continued. Among them were Mason's appeal from com missioners; the tax cases against New Haven, in which the plaintiffs are A. Heaton Robertson, trustee, Edward Maley, Trinity church, W. K. ToWn- send, executor, and Fair Haven and Westville railroad; Hubbel vs. Fair Haven and Westville railroad; Fair child vs. Fair Haven road; King vs' Fountain Water company; town or or ange vs. Derby Transportation compa- ny; Cunningham Lumber company vs. Mozo; Lillian c. Morris vs. the Win chester Repeating Arms company; Me chanics Bank vs. Woodward; The Mill Ter Bros. Cutlery company vs. City Of Meriden; The New Haven and North ampton company ct al. vs. City of New Haven; Dickerman vs. The Wood- bridge Tee company; Booth vs. Arm strong; Partridge vs. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co.,; Mason, Ad'r. vs. Mason.
 At the reading of the short calendar Judge Shumway presided. In the three cases of Elizabeth Adt Doolittle vs. Franklin B. Shuster for foreclosure in each case on the old John Adt manufac- turing properties at Mill River and State streets judgment was asked for. Judge Robertson appears for the plain tiff and Seymour & Knapp for the de- fendant. Case postponed for one week. About s15,O00 Is involved.
 Fitzgerald & Walsh and Arvine ap- peared to argue demurrer in the case of John Conlon the builder, vs. Patrick Conon. suit to recover $5,0O0 on judgment for work done on houses for Attorney Martin Conlon lover on the hill' The case went over
 In the retrial of the case of Miss Lil- Han c. Morris vs. the Winchester com pany, a suit for $3, 900 damages for the loss of two fingers in cartridge ma chine, in which case this court has al- ready rendered judgment for $1,6OO and the supreme court has ordered new trial. motion was made yesterday that the plaintiff make a more definite state ment of her claims It was postponed one week.
 A plea in abatement was entered Tn the case of George F. Fischer vs. Will liam A. Rice, a $3,000 judgment from the state of Washington.
 Motions for the acceptance of the committees report were made in the matter of the assessments and benefits for the changes on Dixwell avenue and Arch street, Hamden. Put over one week.
 Tn the Waterbury case of Richards vs, Peck & Lines a motion was made Tor an additional to prosecute.
 The court was asked to accept the committee report and enter judgment in the s2,00O mortgage matter of Henry C.. Rowe vs Ray Leeds property on South Ouinnipiac street. The case went over
 Newton Church & Hewitt asked for leave to file a second defense in the s1OO. 900 suit of Egerton vs. Starin. rms matter was also continued a $ was a motion for the disclosure of the defense made in the new case of Russell, trus- tee, vs. Green ct als.
 The committee in the superior court ease of the MiddletoWn Savings bank vs. Joseph A. Campbell ct al. reported that he had sold the house involved in the case to William H. Larder TOT S''ooV' The premises are on Washington ave- nue.
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