The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-20
Activities In Local Courts

Camille Mathieu Chandler of Wa terbury filed divorce action in su- perior court yesterday afternoon against Edwin Chandler, who is now serving with a Navy Seabee unit in the Pacific area. Charges of cruelty and intemperance are the basis of the action. The couple married Oct. p, 194O at Flushing, N. Y. The pet1- tioner asks for custody of their minor child, and support payments. Mrs Ada Carroll of IF Maple street, Beacon Falls was suddenly taken ill in superior court this morning while waiting to be called as a juror in a civil action. A sheriff was called by court officials to drive her to her home, and another pros pective juror, Mrs. Theresa Quinn of Bethany road, Beacon Falls, was asked by Judge Frank P. McEvoy to accompany them. The stricken juror was described later as suffering from severe attack of grip.
 Pointing to an old Spanish cus- tom of using the name of both the father and mother as surnames, Domingo Barquero Valor of Water bury today asked superior court TOT permission to drop the flnal name. which was his mothers maiden name, and use only the name Bar uuer0, his fathers name.
 The petitioner states he was porn in Spain, and adopted his surnames i'm accordance with custom there. Since coming to this country, he began to use only his fathers name. he states. !.
 The application is made also lfl behalf of his wife, Mary Casten- heira Valor, a motive of Waterbury. and their two children, Vincent, :, and Domingo Antonio. Jr., whose difth birthday is tomorrow.
 Iit,eation over property brought bv the late Mrs. Mary Thompson Fox against her brother in- law George N, Stanley, as admlnlstra- for of the estate of Amy L. Thomp- son Stanley, her sister, was With drawn from the superior court to- dav, Mrs. Fox died February 10.
 The litigation, in which damages of x35.0OO were sought, was based on inheritance of property. me nlaintiff claimed she and her sisters had waived claims over property left for them by their fatner M 1890 with the understanding tnelr mother would hold 1t for them. me mother before her death conveyed the property to Elizabeth Thomp- son. to hold for the other sisters, and on her death. Amy Stanley ac- ouired 1t, the court complaint polnt- cd out.
 It had been alleged the defend- ant acquired the property when Nrs. Stanley died suddenly and be- fore she had had opportunity to convey it to the last remaining member of the family, the plaintln.
 A fury verdict is expected this afternoon in superior court in the $25 900 civil action brought by Mrs. Marie-Ange Frechette of Water bury against the Citizens & Manu- facturers National bank as executor under the will of the late Mrs. Anna Leahy of Waterbury. The litigation is based on injuries sustained by the plaintiff Jan. "A, 1943 in 8 fall at premises at 9o4 1-2 South Main street.
 Arguments to the jury of i've wo- men and seven men were presented | by the plaintiffs counsel this morn- ing, and deliberations by the jurors | are expected to start in the after noon on completion of closing argu- | ments and 8 charge by Judge Frank | P. McEvoy.
 Testimony by . St. Mary's hospital | physician, who said he talked to the | plaintiff on her admission following | the accident, was admitted by the 1 court this morning at the request l of the defense.
 The cause of the accident had l been described by witnesses for the | plaintiff aS 8 large cinder on drive way on the premises.
 Attorney Edward Balthazar ap- pears for the plaintiff while Attor- ney J. Warren Upson represents the | defense.