The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-20
LEGAL REPORTS-wEDNE-DAy



4 Speculation iR Stocks YIN. CiITk rs.
ChdTiss 4. Meigs and othcrs.-This a tlon was
brought t. rcuvrf the difference be Sern 800 snares
Of Illinois Central Railroad stock T. id ih ypl,tnn
~ Instructions, IA all'Ret by Iho plairthy NJ ~,
and tue pric- Of the stock ON the ian # January,
lsGi--Wticn WAS " 4.
T,e plaintiffs ayrr,ed that the defendants we're
brokers, aud purchased at their request, the 10
Of November, 1860, TIE shares 81 stpck Ia question
~ Gl frS sixty days. That the 10Th of The mouth
The defendant Nd the stock without his authority
o,nsent at %. IL was alleged that IN the ! ith
January fp own x the stnck wis worth 0IH.
TIE cefsnce wss, that by the asreem.nt between
the parties tue plsinuh stipulated that should tire
stock 'Rll he would pay the defendants IN sums of
81, 600 suiiiueht amount Of money " secure them
In holding the stock. That he tWics gave them such
a sum, bat the stock continuing H. dsoliue no
requested h pIy another $1,000, but refused to do
80 on the gruuLd Of inability.
Tue plAiutd rep led that when last applied " for
$1,000, tue de;endalI asreed - wait until the next
asy ur Il.
"s plaiut n she meHEuIe OF Damages would ba ths
difference etween 81 and the price Of tns stock on
me q IN ~ November, S6o. and Tot the ference
h-twr.u De and F7H, the price Of the stock on the
lttr Of January 1861.
On the .Clh - November the stock vas worth IS,
aud the Jury fund Tor the plaintiff $500 Thu. ne
osi the difference between 81 the SUN pal Snd %
tne sum f,r which they could have been sold the
tfh ~ November, besides the $4,000 paid the
prukofs t. excuse D. ON.
Supreme Court.
LilL,ity Of the CRY for he acts orIs agents.
'trpnn and Othsrs Us the MdlOT, Dc. Toe PLAN
'r4 ing their ACTON " recover Of toe defendants
the y'lus - certain fIut trees belonging 10 them
which were cut down ana destroyed, alleged, 10y
the cai ses-ness u the agents u the defend ants
and th' ir negligence.
| The complaint Hneges that the PLAINTIFF own
certain lands adjoining the Croton Al lsduct lands
on which seven fruit trees. IL - LsD NyerTed
tuat lh@ Q Sere III nDsr Of similar fruit trees on
tie Crutsn Aqueluct lands, running IN iins par
| Al aiL he ~ u tl. up-
frndsut Instructed tain labOrerz 70 cut down and
| all the trees on the Crpton Arljdu I lands,
and that in n-sgueuce a the cArerasneas o. the
lsbrsrs and the res illsLce - tia dsft ndAnts In
MA having the work super Intended by partlrs VINO
Eere familiar with the boundary lines, the plain
| tns' uees we're ~ destroyed.
The dsftsffsnts demurred the complaint ON jsct-
| ing that II did not Hllege tuuh neg gencs on the
| part the city ~ would make them liable for the
| inju' es onmp sined ~.
| Tho C. urt now de. died that the city was liable
IN the laboTers should have been instructed as q
the boundaries, and that the dsf'ndsns cul
| paulY negligent la not So instfurling them. Judg
nrui WAS given 'Ur tie plaintiff on the demurrer
| Cont Of General ssssIons.
4 Before BecOrder uoYYMAs.
NJ. Spencer, c,uIs for Reynolds. Winston and
| skilley, who were charged With Ihe murder Of Pa
Matthew'S, procured writ Of habeas corpus 90 brina
| she prisoners before the Recorder, alsl writ %
cerlioror 70 briug the proceedings Of the CJrouei
| under review tomorrow morning, After cJnsulta
| ton, the District Attorney agreed that Reynolds
J might be adn ted TO bail in the sum Of $1,000
| Tomorrow, Mr. Spencer will argue a motion for thI
dis harya Of Whist and Skillsy.
In the case Of James J. Wall, charged with IN,
murder n Owen PhelAn, ON the 8ist 81 Dec. 1851
the defendant press ted testimony 10 show th,
| previous good character Of the prisoner. Mr.
SCATTER summoned up the defence and Distrio
Attorney for the people; amer which the Recorder
charged the Jury AZ Q o'clock the Jury retired
and at o'clock they returned, having been unAbli
| 70 sgree. The Recorder gave them further lnslrue
| dons and they retired again.
A,a l..s hnrr lass night, the JurJ hsd not Vsa