Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-19
JUDGE CASE REFUSED
TO SET ASIDE VERDICT
Number of Decisions Handed Down al
Short Calendar Session - Motions
Acted Upon and Cases Assigned.

At the short calendar session OF the |
superior court here Friday about Two
hours were taken up with the business
and a number of decisions were handed
down by Judge w. S. Case before ne
left for his home in the afternoon.
: Judge Case handed down the follow
ing decisions:
The application for a divorce by Au-
gust Marx from Rose r. Marx on the
grounds of desertion was denied. Judge
Case in his memorandum says:
If the plaintiff relies upon adultery
as the real ground of his claim ne
should charge it. 1t is no doubt true
as substantially stated by counsel IN
response to an inquiry from the court
thai a divorce for the cause assigned
in this case would meet the approval
of all parties directly interested. rms
attitude is not entirely without prece-
dent, but it seldom happens that the
fact is so frankly apparent upon the
| presentation of the case. 1t is not nee
essary to determine whether or not
there is ground for more than sus-
picion of an attempt to impose upon
| the court, but to guard against posi-
\ BILE defects of memory on their part
| should the parties again. bring their
| differences before the court, the ste
| noprapher is directed to file as a part
| of the record in this case transcript
| of his notes of what occurred upon the
The application is denied for the
reason first suggested. Upon the facts
| disclosed in this case, at least deser-
tion is not established by evidence OF
| adultery and of what may fairly be
! termed the intolerable cruelty OF
| known but unnamed correspondent.
| In the case of Mary r. Jewett vs..
| Sarah F. Moran and others the mo-
ton for a more specific statement is
denied.
Judge Case denied the motions to
set aside the verdict in the case OF
Charles S. Stamm VS.. United states
which Stamm sued for injuries re-
ceived at the qompany's plant here
He sued for 900 and received $4,000
The motion to set aside the verdic
| in the case of Mrs. Sara A. COOK o
Groton VS.. Thames Ferry company wal
also denied. Mrs. Cook sued the com
| many for injuries received while leaving
the ferryboat at the Groton landing
She sued for $4,000 and received $500
Permission to change her name t
, Emma E. Haynes, her maiden name
is given Mrs. Emma z. Jennings
Mystic.
Judgment is given the Peck, Mcwil
, liams company for s565.3s in the cas-
: of Peck, McWilliams company VS.. IN
, | Cedarsafe company.
, In the case of Margaret S. HoweN
> administrator, VS.. New England Navi
) cation company, the motion for per
a mission to file motion for more specih
statement is denied.
Judge Case also announced that ]
the case of Yemen, administrator, VI
Hill, the demurrer is sustained.
In the case of Richard Wagner VS.. )
3 johnson. a motion to expunge wa
/ granted.
!. The Willimantic and Stafford Spring
. Street Railway company was above
L to change it's name to the Rockville
g Willimantic Light company.
e Short Calendar Business.
n Several matters on the short caller
q dar list were postponed or went off Il
list. Present at the session we
Judges Gardiner Greene and Marc'
III. Holcomb, who were recently al
pointed.
In the case of Marion II. Dunbar y
70 Nelson Dunbar, week was allowed +
10 an answer.
n The report Of Appleton Main, who
overseer of the Ledyard tribe or +
quot Indians, was approved.
Ie In accordance with the advice OF {
" supreme court judgment was grant
in the case of c. p. Whitaker vs. 81, Ell ~
abeth p. Mcdowell. The plaintiff W
allowed 800 for expenses and the d
PENDANT and Attorney J. }. Desmo
were allowed $3.50 each.
le In the case of Maynard VS.. the, toy
re of Norwich, two weeks were allow
IN for an answer.
"a Allowance Of sS5 to defendant a
permission to plead were allowed
70 the case of Mandler VS.. Manoier-
The report and judgment in the CO
of Connecticut VS.. the Mantle
bridge proprietors was presented
Attorney General Hocomb, but we
as over for a week to allow the defen
ar ants to be notified
In The court was informed by Attorr
OF A. M Brown that the suit of Emma
er; Rice VS. Anna Grunert had been sett
on out of court. 1t was a suit Tor amer
in tion of the affections Of Mr.. Rice.
For Tuesday the case of Petrone
6. & J. Gregson wiz be continued q
to follow them win be the cases
.u- Patrick J.. Harrington vs.. Annie
of Downing ct al. and Keller VS.. the c
oh of New London. while specially assn
on. Children Cry