New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-10
Law Courts.

CovRr OF COMMON PLEAs-ln Chsmb ers.-Bs
fore uige UlshO, her.Niuret b1rraHf-J0hn ! Hes
'errs Esq sheriff Of the City snd County OF NewNors
was arrested few days since on a Sulwell warrant
growing out of ddgnent obtained sg,inst him by Mr.
Claudius D0rd. merchant, while Mr. Westeryet was
under sheriff OF Mr. Hart Testimony has been taken.
An execution issued the Judgment Il Is said and
received by Mr. w himself while acting as under sher
III Bat never returned until sheriff Hart was sued Tor
not returning H. and Judgment obtained but nothing was
ever recovered. After the election OF Mr. w a. Sherh
a demand WAS made upon him for the amount and not
having IL Sulwel warrant Issued against him by
Judge Ushoefer. The judgment WAS Tor about $50
In defence 4 certificate was shown from the County
Clerk that the judgment was satisfied To meet THIS
was stated thar sheriff Hart induced ss 10 en-
dorse the judgment NswJersey (where he resiies)
last Spring but nothing hai ever been paid on ~ and
the satisfaction WAS hed in the County CLERKS ohce-
Mr. n Judah appeared IN behalf OF MI. Dord snd
Mr. Blunt for the sheriff Various points were raised
and argued Judge 4. after adyisement held that the
case comes within the statute AMI that the Sheriff must
pay the amount or be committed
Bsfors Judge Ulshoehsr-Stsrio ". Wesf0H vs. Cor
ssih. g. 4udersou and John !. ireland Mr. w Is a
evsdore employ ed u ia said. By some ot the prncps
shipping merchants He brings acton OF uespass
arsins, Messrs and charging them with frequently
coming 10 MS house 20 collect bills Insisting upon wait
ing m he comes home taking seats Ia the parlor snok
log cigars eating peanuts and reading the snkse Doc
de which they brought with thsm-thst VIZ. w. sent
for come police officers, and Mcssrs ana were or
dered out that they spat and threw uut shells on the
carpet, SC ~ ,.,
For the defence Il was said that Mr.. W. obtained
srocsrias of Mr. Anderson who keeps store of
Mulberry aud Bayard that Mr.. w did not pay the
bill and denied hmsef when called upon that ne ived
in house rent OF siOO year and was In the habit
OF getting credit for necesssries without paying ior
them that Mr. Ireland aud Mr. Anderson called Tor tue
purpose Of collecting money toe former $50 due TO his
EMPLOYER. Mr. Florentine, an undertaken tor ouryinz
seaman the smOunt OF which had been collected oy
subsrrptiou aud paid into Mr. Westons hands, but ap
uroyriarcd by Mr. W to his own that this being
6tueiary debt was exngnshad by the discharge OF
Mr " bankruptcy that the grocery hl al the store OF
Mr. 4 was run up In lSli, after MIR. w had received
his discharge ana that its being presented, Mr. w
refused Ia uay H. because Mr.. had declined % trust
him any more although no aiterwsrd agreed 20 pay
II was contsnied that Messrs and J. had light e.
call % collect the debts and denied thar tney conducted
4, the ghtrst degree improperly Verdict this tore
noou-For pf, Mr. w unlock for deidt Mr. n
Blunt
Before Judge lngraham -Jocob Allen vs. JoaaDan
f;ooahue & C0--The plaintiff In passing the store OF
Messrs G. s. Co In South a. was knocked down by q
bale Of cotton tipped from truck, sud his leg broken
he brings action Tor damages For defence II was con
tnded that the accd, M was caused by bis own negh
gepce vet that the firm made him present OF s25. The
Jury gave verdict Tor plaintiff OF s25 which carries a
ike amount Of costs. For plsnuh' Mr. Is. OConnor
and Mr. + Mccarthy. For defendants. Mr.. J Cot
l. r Griffin vs. q w. Ribld This is the frat case
tried under the new Judiciary act by the Court without
jury. I, is on a check. judgment this forenoon
Il : CtRcrrr AT CANANpAfcuA JUNE, lsi7-BHck
and Wri9h, vs. John C HvmGgce ActOR to ny The raid
tn Of The patent for Bucks Cooking Store This import
ant and Interesting case which occupied the Coun
through four days of the last week, was brought 10
close on Saturday afternoon By verdict for the defend
snt The plaintiffs claimed that the defendant had by
hs cooking stove called the Dispatch iniringed the
Buck patent Hermancc denied this. and Insisted that
the Buck stove had no originality about H. and that Buck
was not the inventor of What he patented and claimed
as his own but that he had pirated II from others
chiefly from the Hathaway stove This OF course
opened all questions touching the validity Of the Buck
patent aud thoroughly sita for several days by
the eminent counsel engaged
The cause had been twice tried at Albany bu, The
ury did not agree After the second disagreement the
District Judge granted injunction sganst Hermsnce,
toput stop 70 his making the Dispatch stoves But
90 this third trial the Jury after patient and aborou'
cation found verdict against the Buck stove
Counsel for plaintiffs Il. l.. Joice of Albany Jared
Wilson Esq and Gov. Seward For the defendant
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