New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-15
COURT OF COMMON PLEAs-GESEAsL TEax--rsB. IA
Before lodges DAILY, BRADY aud HILTON
nETIalON kEGARD TO yuSrICES'

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| Before lodges DAILY. BRADY aud HiLroG
| IMPORTANT DECISION IN REGARD TO JUSTICES
| COURTS.
ors,io Reed respondent. ss John W. Msther appellant
Under the Of April Is, 1857, the power given %
any Justice In the CITY OF EewYork to hold the Csad o.
Is nsw pope, u Dc strictly foioved aud unless tho
Justice Sho ies the cause acquires the nsat % DO 90 under
section Of ssid act Ills acts arc eeiam non jadc saa
Justice of District Court IN the City Of New York cas.
h Cou,t out Of the District r which he s elected
The appellant Couft will reverse judgment OF District
Court where it is given agsn'. the sa' and decided ~sAt
fh. above wa, an action brought fourth District Count
one Bsro~ attorney .sw recover sl6S for prosssloasl
sIyse, alleged e , have bs' rendered m ies va joined b.
Of April ss st the Cont room "a said District Aeoolans.t
s No. e7 sau % street "a Ja. ts v.a &C Cot b:ins
abstnt hon bis Office the was tried before TnoDas Stew
art esq Justice Of tie lr': D.rst Ia 'sd city ct A' Court
Tue evidence Of the plaintiff wa, that che sanor Of tbs
claim who testified to the services rendered aud thereof
The defendant showed by three wnese. that said services
were dered under special and full psy~s
had been made under said agree nent
On the 18th of May 1859 judgment was syse sE,ln. the o.
esq, Justice oftte Fh,t District
defendant appealed % tPeceur, shove ths grounds
the against be clear and decided weight Of sv
r. Topping appellant; VIM C. Carpenter for rsspond
question pre whe,her the Justice Of the ft D.trcs
aeques uIi,deton 70 Try t. cause y rss'cs Of the q.
at the tirls 10 which the trial was sdouInsd.
Ths power Of Justice IN this city 10 bold ths Cod is
another district than the to which he elected gives "
sec q tie act to relating Dir
IN the City of kewyork into pssssd ApI Is
ssa 70 s.ea ' b I'd n.s .s sa ss Scal se-o Or he
office be- be be absent om tbs usual place of hold
n his Court unable from Hines. 70 mold the IL may 10
held BY Justiee elected 10 smother DistrirDD
Tie power thus given being one, follows that mus
strictly busus6 and unless the stics who tried the
squued 70 Do under the provision. Of ais sss
his coIant non u6ce and vod balsi AT fottss
the Of sics Van Cot the aonrned lAy.
,bs slion discontinued. (stoddnt as Holmes Cows.
This commenced by the voluntary sppearsacs o(
the parties without under sec 10 s o 1871
tee the 9curtb District snd as the return doe. not tast
ce have been absent from the usual place Of holding hs
Goo on ne DAY 70 rhsI & the .,, Gao ss sS.Smsd .:y
whatever Try tbs sction and his acts entirely VOID Dub
he os Of Ja.tes Va. Co wu no. the u.aL place Of hold
ns , Court .bs place appointed fe that gorpo.s being -
Court Room on Fna avenue snd stoash 1. not neos:s.ys
min. whether t Justice proceed with the utas
ofs commenced before him At .cs outside ofths D-
which he elected YET entertain s,es, doubt wbsshsr
he DO without thereby rendering bis nbsesasnt pro-
e:sea. void See AZ Of 20 essgt. IsS sseilGS' R
ground Of sppes h that the jadsmsn. rendered
10 sssDst Ito decdsd weigh; Of evidence and we're
rri.deon over H. would the reversal Of she adxusss
ihs around sops
Judgment reversed
ASOIHER VERDICT AGAINST THE cORPoRATIos.
John AartDsst The Mayor, &c.
This was an action To recover damages for loss O(
horse sp2easo that psibtas hoss baked OF II ts
.s.up denial u negligence Verdict ior pisaaa ias ss
U.s.. COMMISSIONERS COURT-vEs. L-Beors Ne
JosEPH BRIDeHAs.
cOUsTERFEIr coIs.
Michael DolAn was examined on q charge OF psse-
ns counterfeit eon bot the evidence being Insufficient 10 vss