New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-28
Law Courts...... LDsferre


SUPERIOR CouRr-Bclore Judge Oakley -Joha Il.
aIiler VS. Crofog ms CoAction recover insurance
on tt mahogany saw mill referred 10 yesterday. Yer
dict for plaintiff els II subject to the opinion OF the
Court.
John l. PearsaA vs. Charlie. L. I1.ysrsog-The parties
ale rival Ruc celebrated boat builders. The present &c
tion is for SANDER. in Mr.. lngersoll openly stating q,
times and Al others insinustng that MIR Pearsa was
not in good credit and would not pay his debts.
The defence is that what Mr. ngorsol said was provok-
ed by hsudbils and advertisements inserted by plan
in praise OF his establishment ana by implication
running down that of defendant The Court would net
admit the testimony 10 tina. effect saying that II Nh
Pesrssl feels himself aggreved he tnke the
Mr. nsersol has. Verdict this forenoon. For
plaintiff: Messrs J. l.. White and Thorn and Mills For
defendant, Messrs. J. and j. w. c. Levcredse aad n B.
Blunt
Before Judge ysnderpoel.- SlpaeR Smith VS.. Russell
H. PostAction against the captain of the snip Elizabeth
Dennson, recover damages for alleged malicious pro,
secution in charging plaintiff and two others al the Uni
ted States Court with endesvor make revo...
similar case. brought by one Of the other men, was tried
short time since The defence is that the captain had
Unsuitable in making the complaint he did Yer
die; this forenoon. For the plaintiff Messrs. Nash and
Manchester. Tor defendant Mr.. Cutting.
Emerson S Brand 4iLro. R0yt S Coin this case
stated yesterday the agreement 70 take Smith Hewitt
Co.'S paper in payment for the burlaps made
days before the latter house stopped payment. Smith,
Hewitt Co were shown 10 De IN credit al the time the
agreement was made
CoURr OF COMMON pLE.s-Before JUICE Insraharn.
Ei,rari J. JGQUGs I'm Jones, STERILIZATION by the
landlord OF EGce House 10 recover OF
i the proceeds of levy the latter had made under
cuon it being conIended The said execution invalid
&c Il. appeared the tenant had hired premises
two Gis,nc: leases while the notice only showed one
nonsult ordered. For plaintiff Messrs Il. Clark
and c. F. Grim. For defendant Messrs Taylor and \.
Is. Blunt.
George Smith VS.. The Mayo, Se-By ordinance the
remuneration for lamp lighters fixed if there
were 100 lamps each and If but 90 under
II cents each On the Nstive Am. Common Counsel
coming in which took plsch in May 1874 the Committee
on Lamps and Gas directed the new SuPerin,ent. Mr.
Gleopse, pay the lsnpliehters, most OF whom were
newly appointed under the Board but /. per lamp
sI round The lanpti ghters agreed 10 work for that
and receiped monthly the Comptroller as in full Of all
demands On the sth May, 1915, the same Council pas
sed Resolution declaring thai TIE Of cent which had
been deducted should be paid to the smpehters from
the time of it's being stopped. The present Common
Council then came in and the 18th May passed Re
solution directing the Comptroller TO Withhold Tie pay
OF The said back money &r Smith, The plaintiff IL
this suit, with ,hirtydye others, then brought dis
,nc suits against the Cooperation 10 recover the amount
the whole Of which is 10 be governed By the pres
emit No ordinace appears TO have been passed foT the
reduction, 1t being simply direction OF the Lamp anc
Gas Committee. The counsel for the corporation con
tended that the receipts in full and acted as an es
toppal further claim The court charged taat the or
dinsrce allowing Il cents and ordinance altering tha
amount being shown, the plaintiff was entitled to recov