New Britain herald., 1921-02-22
CASE AGAINST CONN.
 co. TO BE RETIRED
No Decision in Carlson Trial 13 Disputes Settled by Court

Hartford. Feb. 23.-The Connecti- cut supreme court of errors handing down thirteen decisions today orders a new trial of the locally famous case Of Ernest Carlson against the Con- necticut company which already has had two trials in the superior court in this city leach resulting in sub stantial verdicts for Carlson. The case was tired the last time before Judge Gardiner Green and R jury, tho yer dict being $f2,000 damages. Carlson had his legs cut off on the night of September 7S, 1918, while lying asleep on the trolley tracks in South Windsor. The case has been to the supreme court once before. Justice Beach. who writes the opinion this time. finds that the trial judge erred in charging the jury.
 In the New Haven case of Charles A. Masline against the New Haven railroad company no error is found in tho trial court entering judgment for the defendant. Maslinc. who had been a brakeman for years, sued for ti0,00o for imparting 10 the railroad company tho idea that it could sell ad- vertising space on the railway stations, rights of way. cars and fences.
 Error is found in the case of George X. Sunderline against Allen w. Terry. an action 10 recover on a deed given on release Of attachment and tude- ment found for tho plaintiff in the court of common pleas of Fairfield county.
 The punctuation mark case from Ltchheld county. Joseph Kubis against the town of Cornwall, is re- viewed by Justice Beach. who finds error and the case is remanded to the court of common pleas for reinstate- ment on the docket. Kubis sued for yi.oe0.
 Kubis sued for .i.ooo damages for injuries received by defective high way and obtained a Judgment. The court of common pleas erased the case from the docket. The trouble came about by the change in the statute. Justice Beach and the other supreme court justices interpret the act as though there was no comma after the words borough courts"
 New Haven cases in which no er- TOT was found were; W. C. Bettiiyon against C. F. Smith and Sons. Inc. collision case, verdict for defendant. Other cases are:
 Dorothy Friedler against Kari c. II. Resler, case of injury to child by automobile. Judgment for plaintiff.
 Maurice Wrenn against the Con- nectfcut Brass Go. ct al., compensa- tion commissioners award affirmed.
 Edward ". Lynch. administrator against Elizabeth Buchanan, adminis- tratrix. case of estate of Abbie Lyons against estate of Mary T. Creedon on four policies Of insurance in the Pru- dentIal Life Insurance Co. Verdict and Judgment for the plaintiff to re- cover S52T.53.
 Error was found and a new trial ordered in the New Haven case of Joseph Russo against Thomas F.. Me Aviney. an automobile accident case with verdict and judgment for the plsintif.
 Three Fairfield county cases in which no error was found were: Ed gar T. Andrews against Frances B. poughertv. case of injury to boy in highway sy automobile. Verdict and Judgment for plaintiff. A. IT. Bald win against City of Horwalk. case of overturn of automobile by running into pile of refuse taken from a catch basin. Verdict of $16.ooo for the plaintiff. Arthur ". Bell against Wm. D. Strong and wife. real estate brokers commission case. Judgment fA ImFn