New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-24
LAW LNIELLIGENC.E.
SUPREME COURT-sPEcIAL Term Oct 23-Before Judge


SUPREME COURT-sPEcIAL TSRM Oct 23-Before Judge
PEABODY.
DECISION IN THE sTREtT COMMISSIONERS CASE.
d. ne d. CoDover The Mayor &c, Charles DeVln ct al
Some line ago Dir Conogtr made HI application for
an Injunction restraining the Court Of Common Pleas
from taking any rrher sc;r in the matters relating
TO tie ,fct Of Street Commissioner aud cobhuins the
litigation to the Supreme Court, wber. it begad.
r. cever Of the books and pspers was aso asked for
On Fnday Judge Peabody decided ,hs mo'ion de
crested the Injunction, but denied the motion Tor d
receiver. We give biz opinion on the various poiote
OPINION.
This litigation bss its foundation III the claims OF the
plsibH and the defsndsrt Den respectively to
lc ofcr Of Street ConmssoL.r of ,he City ot NswYo
Tho Plaintiff claims Office by virtue OF appcntuIent BY
the Go..rnor and The defendant D-, claims oy virtue
appointment by the MAYOR and each claims to
nov TIE a tual iLcuubett If ,be h:e
No suit to test their csims In this respect
subject general them, at s obligatory on
thMa ptr.'n', '.em. ever to heve BEEN had ,s.-c co
mssucr books papers and documents which
and continue be- the subject Of litigation oswe.n
II, CUSTODY ana use 4 them not only subject of
il ss and but continues
er, oh,r wLich i'll have % be considered herein
Ou TIE 10th day Of June 1851 Couover sPe.d 70 me IS
Justice OF the suIr-me Comt. Under see Ga Of 10
be peto ohw IT'D TO dvtI 20 him tCou ven the boos'
ard psseis snd O. cuu.s broasn, or app In'S 20
.sd IF OF Street Cunmis,ioner OF ue City ~ New orr
That oror was made rtturosbl the 2jd day
June the xauuaton # the stnlect ihcnduS e aAhs"
dsy to cay iii 18th my huauJ made
tbs d Conover EMIT ed to 'so books and paper and 40
made that he should deliver them nc creins, iofh
with a.,
WIN Curtis Noyr, and MI D. p Field ard si Devn by Mr..
James BRADY the City OF New York. though at P,y
to the record claiming be te eed Ia the question
represented throughout, oy M Bu'teed, Coporati'a
Conrri sid M D. L sikts
ia proceeding the hole subject Of cotrover'y wall ne
rah he ros.son snd the of III" boks aud psprr'
,ps documents bonsiag sPp7rtanns t. the ONCE Of
CCmusopef the plaintiff herein claiming 70 res ',rf
OF then the def ndaat Devln delNng the
tight Of the plaintiff AID claiming himself 10 Dc entitled to re-
tam al d cont The and custody Of them
Th.w direct proce.ditg between the parties Tue ony
Td w.' the sa sn' Ias pssa hr rshs @ them
The deeudrIt d1ed , Of tn. plaintiff ard asserted his
Gtpeat .ns a asserted bis rht Each asserted hi.
title deuied the title Of 'he other auo the Issues 'h
,G.ta siese we're tried with much '''' 'n' ''"'''''
III. decision hs. never been reviewed by law il might
have hem D, al appellate rvis tribunal has reyeI eeen
IL tl anu- rtvosed vacated and codirsy the Jdas
is in full force and obligatory pon tho
m.y be correct be eroneou' aud to its bind
ing the parties. uhe it renans It |, no. mpon;
whether Il the enc OF the ether H-he party US. aPpeH1
E6otT or suit TO the sane eHd has nsti
tusd and the decision OF Juosm-nt thei rendered snuo'
pop be reviewed pr can the question there decided prop
.rs b. collateral sui; or fiisoa between
psIt 1t nay be reviewed in proper msnnr 10y ceIio
Be BY dn.ci Poce. dfne toi ne pas poe. n ' Az
hc~ev 1t .nae' 'sd anc eonslu.ys Jaatmsa. de
the Of the psrtlrs n he peulse as Goes IL
deciu OF Coust even the hunbie't Ia the
qhs proposition do LOT understand BY one In sny
ntn,r may times IL the uisau 10 ,hat Is i1
loved forgotten ost sh Of aga thus been
time am not that Any ole has ven
,u,eC to shin..y il Or csimsd the reverse Of Il
Fer the pnrpoes Il this suit thea in,' udtneat Is conca
upon rsh II the parties Conover and De'n to the
The CIV sihcu1n represented t, and throughout
tie hult o ~ coIH! ard hesd a. uii iessh 'ti u
colcd-d of the parties to the record |. could
only ie.s sLd eonrroyer se c.ins ii should deem
to them thIoug' tie Gedu or repre'eraon OF ono
Q. n. onei Of the parties 70 the record
at Ia
other NAH, not represented it Is Lot Concluded
tsi :, M g.f ,SrSsshcu, the tra il could oily be head
tte su controversy tne lights Of the parties to tho
mmh ito.e Of tLr part Il It bad any 81 L. could take
part dscr., trs Of the questions embfscd IN toe
.nk,s par bu. h. i, a. Il coud do The i..ae.
ID, wtih ,lr cit, cor sP.rk. aud on tam
only en heard So isr thrr.for' IS de.cs 'or or ss'
of these sits tires beng ef-'eni-d Iaee b. tue
patty tie rst passed il con'uaed l1 short
thst hike sny ctheI Jrdsm-n' 'rFP Sc ohd. eonce.vs3
on lr parrts to ene ih Phyir' tn. c'y have sae,'
t. tia, proper, 70. PeS's' oi sse once AID '' '''
i.te hat Aat Of aii.dieon would irssid.e al ad
i. IL: here ,her the sdls. or the point. I5nei
BTws' uIsec ,h. r.e.ile - :st srfnm,nt Ny la.'
w,h,s hso the y which were tot cot ne, ted With tt
ohc. ar for alto ID only Is not 20 Ld b. th- d-c
va, ,o. CT ,,d, s,.acy b, which successor % AZ osce
T. III, 70 uao. II ou ih., the ofcer II. isnt
p.-e.ou Of .ueh bo pse.. The p ti,on b, Stet
bad r.eIeIc. the b. p-Pr aud de-
sIiN the I'M. gh bsorr spp-rHJinE 10 tie
.fce % street Cemm;ssioet ~ the City o New NoK fhs
tm ~,s limited "ly "a he bo.s &c bet 'h. eiaiIn 70
thew OILY 70 b- Possesd Of thea 70 the exten ~hh
hty sd 10 the fes. ss 20 the hok. scd be
lou Ing sPP,rt..l 10 s- oe OF Street aml.io 4
(y a Nc~ iot" What rgh h,d the city led, p-rd-u;
of stsiLt the Stert C"muis ineI For the
t,hr psti-s & orrc~d 81 u that pro
5iI Is IL ibis as sd s street COumissorr Al
,f,d ,i.roIr sne o. az. Lf that th- usl .et con
.tr led thst tc-i ,y present In of th.
had 80.
h. ry srd th,s- e s- S.-. Cuat require
m rn :n. a.. .h- pre.rrt occasion
.f,t, NJ ibis pont 10 THAI the hxe shts
i,,eIt nh ii I'd of them b. the OF who
80, pisL, ie IL sl kIdy br Iied th.t hse
,rh,., uat ,nr CRY co wIo, diyrrt tas ds. b. t
- mr., stp4r-air N, 40" frrm the ofeeri aud
not s-~nptug By the ttoos -dns bef-re 70
sbs .tst r,r- The isi. Of ,se sfoer tn
Suirr q. .sd 6ne r.h over IL o. = The a. bat only 70
u bh spp-r,si eA boos-d to tse snie- ssA lin
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