New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-25
Law INTELLIGENCE.
THE CIVIL COURTS.


The case Of Ann Cavan, the Jersey City ferry.
boat passenger who was injured by collision botwoes
the steamboat Washington and the fcrryboa Gregory
was summed up yesterday Decision reserved.
in the United States District Court ycster.
day petitions in bankruptcy were nle by Warren ChipI
q Knsstq%3 Ulster AS T XIX deSTs.
Higgins and John NJ. Reilly OF this city.
The husband of Mary Hartz was run over
and killed by Of the locomotives OF the Central Rah
Hartz Instituted snt the Brooklyn supreme Conrt
damages against tho Company ana the jury yes
In consequence of increasing business in tho
District Court Clerks Office the Government has made s
ncrea sed allowance for sal res and Mr. Geo. Y. Belts
the Clerk OF the Court has appointed John " Kecfe and
James Appleton, Assistant Clerks. MT keele Was 'o''
DeIly Crier OF the Circuit and District Courts.
Robert p Noah has sued John Pentland and
b. Weston Of No. IL Park-sow, to recover oncs
.365. which lie alleges they won from nun OF faro AZ
pained yesterday to Judge Carozo that hs complaint
should nave more fully described faro ana sb9uis
have been more definite IN other respects ana ASKED an
order to that effect. Decision reserved
In the Superior Court, Sarah Perry sued hen
husbands landlord for false imprsonn mt lfhe Land
lord Meyer RSsenRa having been ss9Gessm 1
used the house occupied by Mr. Meyer as thotoughsre
back door OF the hall The dispute ended III the landlord
taking Mrs. Perry to Police Court where ms conpias
lease be was authorized 10 so through the TO make
repairs the yard aud especially under the request Of
the Board of Health Under the charge OF the Court os
| jury gave the plaintiff verdict for $780,
| An action against the Sixth-ave. Railroad
! Company (New-NOrD was tried IN the Kings county
Court OF oyer and Ternlner yesterday james SerOck
the plaintiff claimed = 900 damages Iof INJURIES , hgu
beer dsiilery wagon, drawn by four horses TOOK gnt
aud running off came IN collision with tire car IN olhtn
ave near Eghthst. The front platform. upon when
plaintiff aud the driver standing, was smashed ana
he "a the runaway horses at distance OF co yards and
told driver Of the to be careful The driver on
the other hand testified that he did not see the horses
until they were too near lin avoid the COLLISION
The jury found for defendant.
In the Wayne Circuit Court, Judge Walker
delivered few days ago. very ntei estIng opinion IN
Tie case OF Julia L. Madison agt VIM ". Bowers Last
September the plaintiff and defendant were married 70
inony however being performed b. minister who had
no suspicion OF their iDsiuceity Judge walker takng
into that in this country marriage Is not
sacrament but mere civil contract hat both parties
had understood the form OF words to b. aud nos
intended binding contract In present. ana taI thete
had been no cOhabitston subsequent recognition OF the
marriage relation decided that there no rule Of a.
public policy that required these couple against the
viii. to assume the marriage relation divorce grante o.
The Olympic Theater case was up in the Su.
preIue Court General Term appeal from the order OF
property his giving bond for $4,000 Mr. Dun
was in possession OF the olympic Theater under con-
face, but which the Court decided to be mort.
gace The creditors OF Mr. Trmbe the mortgagor hay.
ing obtained this decision, asked that MI. Dun be 10
moved from possession Judge Leonard, ON this motion
the ground that he 10 not indifferent person The de
PENDANTS claim that he IS proper person. Two courts
der Is not appealaDle Decision reserved
| Tie World newspaper Company instituted
the supreme Court against Charles T. Cinch 10
recover s2l4 30 for publishing advertisement FOR him.
10 times In which q reward offered for information
OF the whereabouts Of Collector Preston King Paint
proved that the advertisement sent 10 their Office ny
Mr. Clinch the acting Collector aud two other Custom
officers that they sent inquire OF Mr.. Clnch
whether he wanted published as an advertisement and
replied in the affirmative The defendant testified
he informed the messenger that the adNertsemcn
not for him. but for the relatives OF Mr. King The
Court held the question 81 yeraciy between
the messenger and deeddant perhaps more properly
OF recollection. two years had elapsed since tue
conversation Verdict for the plaintiffs for auiount
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