The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-14
Superior Court.


DEC. 12.-Georgs b. Sateriy ps. Robert Jones, iis
pleaded, 8c-This was action to recover q portion
Of costs incurred IN the OF certain claims
The claims were put into the hands of Mr. Geo Curtis
and the amount recovered. Mr. Sattery claims to be
entitled to portion Of the costs alleging that 1t
through his agency the claim established On the
part Of the is insisted that Mr. Curtis
the only person known to him. and that he had settled
with him and paid him his costs long since Adjourned
Before Judge Vanderpoel.
JacquekneB Hdrcise us. Fitsalldn D.as.-This Is on
action draft for $500 The defendant pleads pay
ment variety of testimony taken de bene esse was
read on both sides. Cause adjourned to tomorrow
Qhis) morning.
quguste agassis and F7orian Morrill, u.s. qipin adams
and Vtiiiam b. Dinsmore.-Tbis was action on the
care to damages for breach Of contract. It
appears that in March April last, the phnts sent
parcel containing quantity Of watches, from Phils
depha to be delivered to Mr. Myers Of Cedar street in
this city, by the defendants, Adams Co. IN parcel
arrived at the iefe nda nts Office here and Wa in
charge to of their carriers, named Moss 10 a.
eges that he delivered IL at the store in Cedar st
but could not say to whom It seems the parcel new
and swore positively that they never received it.
honor charged the jury that under the Law resuat!
common carriers, the defendants were liable UNI
they showed that the parcel lost by the act Of
public enemies 60 and that they were also bound 70
sioWn sithszof those thinss, they were liable The
found averdict fer the plaintins, for $2o5 so.
~ Before Chief Justice Oakley.
Z DEC. 13.--Sztterly Us. Jones, implicated, Sc.-The
found verdict for the defendant.
Darid Ogden Us. Chas. H. Marshall This was
action for an alleged breach Of contract The plain
to purchase IL 600 bushels corn and ship to Liver
pool before the 1st January ls47 In pursuance
.sfrsight The broker waited Mr.. Mssshall on Sa-
eufdsy, the 18Th December, and propos tc.ship the
Corn on board his vessel the Yorkshre which was to
,Goipg down East, directed him to call ON Monday
morning following, ON MI Wyman, his clerk and that
osry the
treye1tion, et sixteen ponce bushel 1t was alleged
that The dsfendsnt afterwards refused to ratfy the
agreement, and the plaintiff sought to recover the
amount Of his commissions, and the difference be-
the price Of freight in December, and what it az
forwards to In the month Of January. After the
plaintiffs counsel had closed his case, the defendauts
counsel moved for nonsut. The cosrt refused, but
directed the jury to and verdict for plaintiff for no.
mn.l damages Verdict sc e9y cents rh;,
action Of repevn to try the title to certain property,
repevned by plaintiff 1t appeared that in 1876 the
plaintiff, who is Philadelphia merchant, sold about
600 worth Of property to Jacobs who sent 1t to
the defs ndants to this city, and received from them an
advance; and shortly alter absconded. The plaintiff
then followed the property here, and replevined 1t.
The defendants insist that they entitled to be re-
paid their advance. Adjourned.
Before judge vanderpoel.
Harrie as Deas.-The Jury in this cause, reported
Yesterday found verdict for the plaintiff for ST. 100
Joseph r. Sweet Jonas Bartiett-This was an sc-
ton for trespas for the alleged Illegal seizure OF thirty
head OF cattle IL appeared That the ueieniht oDtah
ed judgme mt against one Jenkins, who, he alleges,
purchased the CATTLE upon which he issued an execu-
ton rand levied upon them The plaintiff insists that
the cattle his, and we're purchased by Jenkins s
his sgent Adjourned until tomorrow (this) norm
jury Rooms-The jurors in attendance on the Supe.
rior Court made presentment this morning to Chief
Justice Oakley In which they complain that the jury
room Isl without chairs that the FIRE kept there is not
sufficient to keep them comfortably warm that the
not well aired and are in other respects I'M
and Pray that his Honor may order the evil to
be remedied His Honor sad that the matter lay with
the Corporation but that he would cause their atsen-
ton to be called to it.