Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-18

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 Judge William H.. Williams Of the superior court has handed down oe- ci5ion sustaining the demurrer tU the petition of Clifton c. Davenport, re- ceiver for the Connecticut Contracung company to be. made a. party ID the scire facias actions of ". |. Rafferty and of John O. Fox and company Vs the City of Putnam.
 The Connecticut Contracting com pany built a section of the Putnam sewer system and while so engaged contracted certain bills. In June 19i2, certain creditors of the company brought suit garnfsheeing the city or Putnam, in whose hands were funds due the company. These suits were prosecuted |, judgment and Judgments returned unsatiShed.
 After four months from time of the judgments rendered a petition was maue for a receiver for the company. During the pendency of the hearing on the petition Judge Futile of Hart ford was appointed trustee. SupSe- quently MT. Davenport was appointed receiver.
 When attorneys for MT Rafferty and Fox and Company brought scire Iaclas actlon against the city, the receiver petitioned to be made a party. The attorneys demurred on the ground that If allowed It would mean the attack ing ot the judgments coIlaterally, ana also that it was too late
 The effect er sustaining the demur- Ter, unless appealed from, is that the Judgment creuItors may now proceed with the1r sclre facias actions unless the city voluntarily pays the JudS- mentS.
 An action was brought by the re- ceiver against the city of Putnam in the superior court at Hartford- The court appointed a committee to de termine the amount in the hands of the city que the company. The com mlttee found that the city owed the company S5,60O.5z, and tnls was made a Juogment by the court.
 Ine Judgment creditors and amounts due them with interest up to August Z9 of last year are as follows: W. b. Ratterty, $1S6.5ss John .. Fox and Company, S1,534.53; w. F. Rafferty, Bugbee, $52.35; $. 5 carpenter S112.- 45; Putnam Foundry and Machine company, s216.16; E. Al. Wheaton. $154, ,.40; Charles Boye, $2S.95; $. Field, s32.I3; N. King, S56.24; A. C. Kinney, S65.05; A. A. Nerbeoian, S47y3; Chauncey Morse sS66.U5; A. V. Frost, S4a67; A. Maynard, S3S.O5; C. M. and T.. B. Kent, Ss1.l0.
 The Judgments amount to $3,194.9o, which when paid will leave a balance Of $4O5.62 in the hands of the City of Putnam to be turned over to the re- ceiVer, unless it is reduced by the al Iowance of further interest. It seems probable at this time that the local people and firms interested will re- ceive their money at an early date.
 Legal Questions In Sibley Case. Attorneys are interested in the leg al question that may develop as the result of the filing by the admins trator of the estate of the la1s Sheriff l Preston B. Sibley with the county commissioners of notice of claim for compensation under the workingmen's s | compensation act that became effect i've the first of the present year. l Sheriff Sibley was fatally injured l while attempting to board trolley car on the afternoon of Friday, January at Danielson, and died on the fol- | lowing Monday. The question seems | to be, as viewed by some of the mem bers of the bar in this county whether | Mr. Sibley, as sheriff was an empIoye | in the broadeSt sense of that term and also as to whether he was an employe within the scope Of the compensation |