The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-24
TWO CENTS.
Superior Court.

BEFORE Chief Justice Oakley.
DEC 22-Pifsbury ct al u.s. Chastelain eft ai-In this
cause the jury rendered verdict for the paintis for
Read and Hoppock rs. Gibbs and companv.-rbis was
an action OF replevin to try the title twenty hogs
heads OF molasses IL appeared that defen pur
chased from plaintiffs the moa'ses question for cash
1t was lying OF the wharfs the time of pur-
chase, and was taken by the defendants and imme-
datey after transferred to the Almshouse Commits
soncr In about week or ten days after the plaintiffs
sent in bill and demanded payment. An excuse was
then made by one of the defendants, on the ground
that his brother was in Boston, but that upon his
turn, the plaintiffs demand would be settled On tho
return Of Mr. Gibbs from Boston second demand was
made and payment refused, upon which plaintiffs
issued writ Of repevn and retook the molasses
They commended that the was for cash and the
deiendants having broken their part the contract
.ns delivery was not complete and the legal possessoa
sti remained In themselves The DEFENDANTS nsel
insisted that, plaintiffs having delivered the moasses
without insisting On cash at the time of delivery 1t
waiver OF their rights, giving the defendants the
legal possession Of the property asked for non
SUIT The Court took the same view gran ted the nom
SUIT and then directed the jury assess the value OF
the property, which they did at $500 So
r.oeNsr waterbury ct al Us. Thomas Scott at al.
ns was an action OF trespass the case recover
damages for an alleged Illegal taking property under
an execution 1t appears that a man named merritt
became indebted to plaintiffs for quantity Of boots
and shoes which he had purchased from them Merritt
afterwards became embarra'sed, and conveyed his
stock and trade to the plaintiffs for their debt They
removed the goods from Merrits store to another
store In the street and put in Merritt to sell the
goods for them on commission. The defendant Oh
tanned judgment against Merritt, upon which LIE
carried them of, and seld them. The dsfeuoe was
that the Hae was fictitious and made to recover the
property from Merits creditors The jury found
verdict for the plaintiffs for 1892 20,
.8fdnsor Cooke IS. The Hon Isaac H-This was
On action for libel growing out of contract entered
into In November 1916, by the plaintiff aud his part
nsr, Thomas b. Carroll Of Troy with the Postmaster
General for supplying blanks to the Post Office De-
partment for certain number Of States Other con
tracts were entered into at the time by Jossph T.
Crowell OF this city, and other gentlemen in Buffalo
LOT supplying other States with similar blanks Shortly
after the contracts signed Governor HILL from
an inspection Of the bids and other circumsta noes
suspected them to be fictitious aud in memorial
to the PostmasterGeneral, praying him to direct an
inquiry Into the facts Of the case The inquiry was
afterwards ordered and it turned out that the bids
were really made by the parties The present suit IL
rounded upon the memorial and proceedings conse-
sequent thereon The cause is adjourned to Tuesday
morning VIM. G. Noyss and VIM Graham Wood
Esqs., appeared as counsel for Gov Hill
DEC. -Decisions-S Shields. ct al vs. Pettee Of nj
Judgment for plaintiffs amount to be adjusted
tidgeway ads Simpson for new trial IRA nted:
costs to abide the event of the suit. Vandevater
plaintiff In error, The Mayor, &c of New York
Judgment reversed Moore ads Cram New trial de-
MED Goddard va. The Merchants Bauk-Judyment
or plaintiffs. The Long Island Railroad Company
'ds Stoddorard- Motion for trial granted costs
% abide the event. Modrano President OF North
River acknowledgement for plaintiff Jones va Cow
no n-Motion for new trial denied Hunter vs. Hub
Yell and others-Referred to John J. Lattin1 Couu-
eor at Law for the city of New York, to compute
mount due