The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-20
Litigation In
 Local Courts

Permission for name change was granted by Superior Court Judge Edward J. Quinlan today to Rocci Rossi Cappuccitti, his wife, and daughter, all of Waterbury. They will be known as Raymond Ross, Mary Divigard Ross, and Grayce Ross. The daughter had the letter "" added to her first name.
 Fernand Maumary of Water bury was granted 8 divorce from Elizabeth Subway Maumary of New York city in 8 judgment handed down today by Judge Ed ward J. Quinlan. The action, which was uncOntested, was heard at short calendar session of su- periOr court last Friday.
 The marriage was performed July 20, 193G at Toledo, Ohio, and the petitioner claimed his wife deserted him Aug. 15, 1883. They have no children.
 A settlement out of court was made today in the $2,500 civil action brought by Anna Clark, formerly of Waterbury and now of Newbury- port, Mass, against Mollie Ramp ner of Waterbury. The litigation had been scheduled for a hearing in common pleas court today.
 Injuries sustained Dec. g, 1922, when a metal top allegedly slipped from a refuse barrel and struck the plaintiff, causing her to strike her head against some screens at the bottom of stairway, was the basis of the complaint. The accident oc- cured in building at 445 Meadow street, owned by the defendant and in which the plaintiff was tenant. The owner was charged with negli- gence for permitting the barrel to remain near the passway.
 Attorney Hugh McGill represent ed the plaintiff, while Attorney Walter Monagan appeared for the defendant. Terms of settlement were 1lOC Q1SclOSeQ.
 Decision was reserved by Com mon Pleas Court Judge Walter M. Picket yesterday afternoon in the $500 civil action brought by Paul Varlese of Waterbury against Private JOhl COrrigan of the local fire department for damage to his car in collision with fire en- zine March 25, 1943, on North Main street. The defendant was operator of the city vehicle. Sev- eraI firemen and policemen testi- fled at the hearing.
 Frances Purcaro of Waterbury to- day settled out of court her $2,50O civil action against owners of prop erty at IT Gilbert street, where she sustained injuries in fall last Nov. IS. A hearing in the action, brought against Myer and Rose Malkin of this city, had been scheduled for a jury hearing in common pleas court.
 The plaintiff claimed she tripped while descending a stairway on her way to work at $40 a. rn., and fell down IS steps to the landing. She claimed the stairway was not lighted. Terms of settlement were not disclosed.
 A hearing has been scheduled
 for this afternoon in superior
 court in three companion civil
 actions; those of Amelia Kra-
 kOwski, William KrakOwski, and
 Joseph Bashinsky against John
 Licknikas ct al. Judge Edward
 J. Quinlan will preside.
 The $1O,OOO damage suit brought
 by Dorothy Shappy of Waterbury
 against Robert St. Jean of Water
 bury, had been scheduled for
 hearing in superior court today,
 but it was reported a stipulation
 would be made. The plaintiff, a
 minor, brought the suit through
 her father, Ernest Shappy, as the
 result of injuries sustained in an
 automobile accident Feb. II, 1942
 on South Main street near LOuns-
 bury street. She was allege0sy
 struck hV A vehicle Onerated Inv