The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-25
Law Intelligence.

COMMON PLEAS. May 4.-Before Judge Ulshoeffer.-
Nathaniel H. Carpenter as. Henry a. Barclay ct al
Action to S194 the balance of bill Of lumber
The defence was that it was purchased by person
named Cone on his credit. The Court in charg-
ing the jury told them that the only question they
had to decide was one Of fact, namely, whether the
lumber sold the credit Cone that of the
defendants if the credit of the former they should
find for deendants If not they ought to md for plain
tifs. Sealed verdict.
ton brought to S75 balance for work and
labor. and was tried by the Court without jury The
plaintiff entered into contract with a man named
Levy to do the carpenter work OF house in Wash
ton street After part of the work finished Levy
a contract was entered into between himself and
| plaintiff in relation to finishing the work, and Fin
lodged in the hands of the defendant about $40 to be
paid to plaintiff the work progressed which paid
cut, except the balance now claimed The defence
that plaintiff left the work unfinished and that he
served with notice calling on him to resume and
finish it, that he declined to do and that Fin had to
make new contract with another person. Judg
ment reserved
Before Judge Observation-Disclosures F. Mysan and
Thomas T. Hayes Joel N. Hayes and John s. Hyer.
This was an action on promissory note dated LIST
December lS46, made by defendants. payable to plain
tis for $1,000. The latter endorsed the note got 1t
cashed at the Honesdale Bank and handed they al
ege the cash to defendants they afterwards had to
take it up when 1t came to maturity The suit de-
Tended by Mr. Hyer and his defence that the note
was made without consideration and. secondly, that
the nershp between himself and the other defend
ant. dissolved on the 18th December few days
after the note made the terms of which that
he Hyer, to receive all debts due to the rmthat
If the proceeds of at all paid to Joel ~ Hayes
it after the dissolution Of the partnerships and that
from the relation in which Joel N Hayes stood to the
plaintiffs he being the brother of one Of them it must
be presumed they knew Of the dissolution when they
paid over the proceeds The Judge charged the jury
that the dissolution of the partnership not pub
lshed, they must be satisfied before they found
dict for the defendant that the plaintiffs had notice
of the dissolution and after that they must 60 step
further, and be satisfied that they apprized
of its terms The jury found verdict for plaintiffs for
S1.307 10.
SUPREME CoURr. CHAMBERS, May 2i-Before
Judge Edwards.-Ihe People er: rel f. b. CorUin rs
james S. Hyda.-The argument Of this
sumed this morning. and occupied nearly the entire
day. Judgment reserved.
SUPREME Court, SPECIAL TERM. May 24-Before
Judge Hurbut-The court was occupied the entire
day in hearing a motion to open a decree.
CouRr CALENDAR. for this day.-Common Pieas-First
Part-l49 ISL 1873. 327, 157 159, 161. 1913, 165 167
Second Par-116, lis, 100 122 $780, 26, lbs, 1872 1884,
l36.
DIR. SALISBURY JEFFoRps SESTEScEp.-These
counterfeters whose trial at Rochester have al
ready noticed have been sentenc ed the doctor to the
Auburn State prison for seven years, and Charles L.
Jeords for year both hard labor of course and
each to pay fine of 500