Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-07
IN THE SUPREME COURT
Local Lawyers Had Plenty of
 Business This Session.

Some of the Cases That Went Down
 From This City-Attorney John
 O'Neilrs Funny Stories Convulsed
 the Court.
 Waterbury lawyers had more busi- ness in the supreme court this term than the lawyers. of any other city Ill the state. Yesterday the appeal ol the Waterbury Lumber and Coal Co vs Walter k. IIinckley ct al from the uls- trict court was heard, Judge Peasley appearing for the plaintiff. In the case Of ;. F. Williams ys George II. Cloves for commission, Attorney John O'Nelll, counsel for the defendant, told a story that set the court laughing. MT Will Hams claims $3,O00 commission Tor procuring from Charles Miller the loan of $3O0,U00 that set the Randolph Gloves Co on their feet after the death of MT Randolph. The superior court gave Mir Williams Judgment for S3, 143 The point ill issue was what was the influencing power that moved MT Mll- Ter to give the loan. MT O'Neill con | tended it was the opportunity to invest his money at great profit, and in sup port of this told the following story: A Mrs Allerton owned piece of land | in the neighborhood of John H. Whitte- more's palatial summer residence in Middlebury. MT Whittemore is the iron king of Naugatuck, Bridgeport and other places. Mrs Allerton knew that ! he would want such piece of property for his barns and outhouses as she had. She did not want the property and she Approached MT Whittemore with view | 41 4o I.;,x s1,0 ac1~ ~O1 and Mir Whittemore offered her $4,000. They had another interview with the result that Mir Whttemore offered her 5000. Finding MT Whittemore would not come up to her figures, the lady put the property in the hands of a local real estate agent. Thereupon this man, with eyes well opened to the situation, put up his sign: "This Property for | Sale" Tn a short time a report was circulated that number of peddlers had pooled their funds and bought the property with a view to building an umbrella factory Mir Whittemore heard the rumor and it greatly dis turbed him. One day he happened to see a number of frowsy looking, i'll cared for men looking around the property and surveyor evidently sur veying it. Mir Whittemore called upon the real estate agent. This time he of fered $12.O00 for the property. The agent would not listen to the proposal They had a long interview in which the agent informed MT Whittempre on the quiet that he did not care to sell to the peddlers, but S16,000 was too good tC refuse. However, he said he would sec the owner about it. The result was that MT Whittemores proposal was ae | afn1 T anTfry 4yor for t.aI ff him for $12,000. What was the pur chasing motive in this transaction the reduction from +ha first named price or what? l'Itfv Cole held that it was the in price, bu | MT O'Neill helG 10 prevent the peddlers becoming his neighbors, iron turning the property into an umbrella factory that induced MT Whittemor, to buy the land.
 The point sin issue in the case o1 Thatcher Go against Helen P. Camp is one of the "nicest' that has been giver the supreme court to decide for some time. The Thatcher Go put in heat
 ing system in the Plaza hotel annex owned by Mrs Camp, with the provist that the property should be his until i
 was paid for. Mrs Camp paid $500 to ward the purchase and A. B. Arg arson the then owner of the hotel, was to pay the balance The system was abou
 half installed when MT Anderson failed Whereupon the Thatcher Go. anticipat ing trouble about getting their money proceeded to take out the heating sys tenn. An injunction was immediately put upon them restraining them E'on
 snch a course and it is on them yet
 The question now is, who owns th'
 heating system? Mrs Camp has paii
 $500 on it. Anderson has failed and nt
 one knows where he is.