The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-19
Law Intelligence.


SUPREME Court, Special Term.-July II Before
Judge Hurlbut.-Henry Cruger as. Harriet d. Cruser
ana her Trustees Harriet D. Cruser and Others
behalf Of Mrs. Cruger and her trustees, for in
junction, and to compel Mr. Cruger to elect, &C. The
history Of the is briefly as follows On the 18th
of February, 1872 MIR. Cruger filed his bill in the
Court of Chancery the object of which to enforce
teed of gift executed by Mrs Cruger in his favor in
Is4 by which she vested her properly in trustees
directed them to pay to him half thereof he
afterwards amended the BILL by which amendment the
whole character of the proceedings changed and
sought to set aside the marriage settemen by which
his wifes fortune settled on herself and that he
Mrs Cruger then filed bill impeaching the deed
of gift, alleging that it obtained by coer-
sion &c. and praying to have it set aside also pray
ing TO have her marriage settlement reformed, &c. it,
upon hearing of the cause, 1t found to be decc
tive Both causes subsequently heard before
Vice Chancellor McCoun who decreed that the mar
rsge settlement valid deed and must be
executed. He also decreed that the deed of 1s41
valid instrument and that under it, Mr..
Cruger entitled to one half of his wfe's es-
tate The decree ordered q reference to Master in
Chancery, and directed several accounts to be
the deed of 1S41 to be valid and we'll executed Mrs.
Cruger appealed, and Mr.. Cruger appealed from that
part which declared the marriage settlement valid and
binding the parties. Mr.. Crugers appeal WAS heard
before the Chancellor and dismissed, and the decision
Of the Chancellor further appealed from to the
Court of Errors Mrs. Crugers appeal is still pending
The next step taken in the cause the filing of
supplemental bill, by MIR Cruger, setting forth that
Mrs Cruger entitled under the will of her mother
10 large estate tnat Mrs Dougiass Dy her WILL nad
appointed certain trustees, in which she vested her
property, under certain restrictions and limitations
ana that george Douglass and William Douglass had
under color Of being two of said trustees possessed
themselves OF their mothers estate and were acting
such trustees in contraventon of the limitations and
restrictions contained in the WILL and also setting up
acaim himself to act as trustee therein in right Of
his wife, she having been appointed one OF the trustees
by her mother The bill prays account Of the trust
estate, that the trustees be removed and
new trustees appointed, and that he may be decreed
entitled to one half his wes share OF her mothers
property&c Soon after the decree of the Vice Chan
ceor in the original cause Mr. Cruger took possession
of the city residence ofhis wife in Broadway and after
wards took possession Of her country residence in Her
kimer county and some farms attached to the home
stead four OF tenants and took their cat
tie for rent and also brought an eectment against
of them, and obtained verdict to which exceptions
we're taken on the TRIAL ana that cause Is still pendng
three OF the tenants their cattle and brought
actions OF trespass against ME- Cruger, which are now
pending The petitioners seek by the present appli-
cation TO compel Mr.. Cruger 10 abandon the supple
mental cause ana proceed In the original cause, aedg
ing tbat no new issue mas oeen MADE by the supple