The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-17
SUPREME COURT DECIDES FOUR
 LOCAL APPEALS
Sustains Lower Court in Each Instance - Verdict of $500 for Boys Life Stands.

The Supreme Court of Errors in session yesterday in New Haven hand ed down a number of decisions. four of which were Fairfield county cases. The court finds no error in he decis- ion of Judge Howard B. Curtis in the
 plaintiffs appeal in the suit of James J. Stanton of State street. against the Traveller Insurance Co. The trial court found for he Insurance Go. to recover costs. James J. Stanton. ad- ministrator of the estate of his broth CT. Dr. Thomas F. Stanton. sued the Insurance company for S1O.000 on an accident policy for $7.500 carried by his brother. pr. Stan on while carry ing baskets of dirt in the yard of his few days after the strain he was obliged to submit to an opera ion for appendicitis which proved fatal. His brother as administrator called for the deliverance of the ro,icy. claiming that Dr. Stanton had died as the re- suit of injuries following an acciden ;. Judge Curtis found that death was due to an orera tion and not an accident Justice Roraback in h,s opinion finds that the death was not the result of an accident alone.
 Lucca Cappiello's appeal from the County Commissioners and also from Judge Howard J. Curtis decision in the Superior court. was found not iii error. Capriello's application for license in New Canaan was denied by one of which was tha though the li- cense was in the applicants name. he was not the real owner, nor did he take care of the business.
 Jenrie James appeal from the pro- bate court of Norwalk approving the by Judge George w Wheeler. was found not in error hv the Supreme court. The appeal was taken by the appelee because of an ar icle which appeared in the Stamford Advocate and Norwa'k Hour quoting Attorney ant. in which the latter upheld the finding of jury in allowing but $30O for boys life. The court sent back the jury in that case. but they again returned with $500 verdict. Nine members of the jury sat in the James claimed they favored the appellant by req son of the latter's counsel being their defender and champion. as their finding in the $500 verdict was very unpopular.
 The court found no error in the de- cision of Judge Howard B. Scott in the Common Pleas court in allowing the plaintiff to collect s39.6S in the suit of Edgar T. Andrews of Bethel avainsj John R. Peck of Newtown. The suit followed the sale of a horse. Andrews sold to Peck a horse for s1s5 of which Peck paid s150. Later the horse was found to be manageable while being shod and was also blind in one eye. Andrews broueht suit to recover the s35 still due him. Peek hroueht in counter claim for s75, claiming the horse was worth but s100. A jus ice court in Bethel allowed An drews $'6 SS from which he appealed to the Common Pleas court. ~
 Of State wide interest in the decis- ion unfolding Judge Bnrpee's action in granting an iniunction to the Daughters of Isabella. No. 1. against the Ma .ional Order. Dauehters of Isa- bella, to restrain the latter from do- ing business Tn the State of Connec- ticut un@er that name. This case was first opened when the National Order. Daurh CTS of Isahella of New York. he~an to operate in this State under the same name as that used hv the To- cal organization. The local Daughters of Isabella have a sHecial charter, granted bv the Legislature and imme- d'atelv asked for a,n iniunc ion to re- strain the New York orga niza tion from working in this State under a lil,e name. They also claimed nominal dar'eges. The suit was hrought a sainst William Neary of Naugatuck pr. w. J. Covle and the o@1cers of the New York orvanizat' 'on. The defend ants ap0ea'ed to he Supreme court from Judre Burree's decision. Through the Sunreme courts decision the de- fendants will have to suspend all oper- ationS in this State