Notes from the Chancery:

NOTES FROM THE CHANCERY:

By Kelly Wedlake

Court of Chancery

-                    Yesterday the case of Gridley v. Gridley finally came to a conclusion after months in trial. The case was concerning the dispute over money owed to one Mr. James Gridley by his brother, Mr. Frank Gridley.  Mr. James Gridley, upon inheriting his parents’ estate, housed his brother free of charge for some time. Mr. Frank Gridley believed that he was owed 300 pounds by his brother, as dictated by his parents will.  The dispute presented in court was due to Mr. James Gridley believing that the money owed to his brother by the will should be taken as a fee for room and board.  After many days and weeks and months spent in trial, the court ruled in favor of Mr. Frank Gridley, who was to receive 300 pounds from his brother as the will dictated. However, Mr. James Gridley no longer had the means to pay this money to his brother, due to all of the fees associated with this long-running case.  Let this stand as another example of the evils of the Court of Chancery.

-                    The Jarndyce v. Jarndyce case continues to press forward with the new spurt of energy coming from one Richard Carstone, a ward of Mr. John Jarndyce himself.  See our report on the next page concerning the details of the case.