New-York tribune., 1868-02-05
Law INTELLIGENCE.
THE CIVIL COURTS.

Petitions in Bankruptcy were filed yesterday
BY Abraham solomon, Joseph Friend, lsidor Geism0n
Lewis Siberstein and Arnold q. Hawes, all OF this
city.
The United States Marshal has seized the
steamship vile do Paris in suit against her for $500
France The vessel VIII be released on bond.
In the City Court, Brooklyn, before Judge
Thompson, David Newman, retail butcher. got 500
assault battery committed the 10th inst The dis
pute arose about an account
In the Supreme Court, Brooklyn, before JUS
tce Gilbert in the matter of an application Tor rey0c
ton OF the injunction obtained recently by the BROOKLYN
City Railroad Companies restraining the street Conmls-
from interfering with them In keeping stationary
at the Fulton Ferry the Court denied the notion
In the Superior Court, before Judge Barbour,
W. A. Carnes sued George W. Platt for the recovery OF
which he claimed to have purchased at Sheriff sale
execution and also TO hold under deed by which no
Tense AYERS that the were conveyed before the
judgment or which the sherf's sale took place was
recovered. The case was not concluded
In the Supreme Court Chambers, before Judge
Barnard the Of tie Chicago and Rock Island Rail
road stock called, but stay OF proceedings
having been granted by Judge Cardozo Mr. Field Tor the
plaintiff moved postpone the matter to Friday The
defendants desired have this motion sent to Judge
Cardozo, to be heard with the other motions on
but after sOme sparring between the counsel, Judge
Barnard adjourned the motion to Friday
The counsel for the claimants, Bouche o. tlls,
in the champagne cases. applied to nave the lIla irner
postponed till the next jury ter on account of the una
vodable absence OF their principal witness who was pre-
cause they not ready believing that the doVern-
ment would accept offer made by them TO settle the
case but which offer had only within few days been re-
jccted. After opposition by the District Attorney who
stated that after fu argument the case had been SGT
down perenpOrly for la this term the judge decided
TO let II 20 over till next Monday
jeremiah Crowly brought suit in the Su-
preme against W. W. Clark TO recover $1,000 dam
ages for being by carriage driven bydefend
ants eOachman down F1fth-aye in October, 1865 Ihe
pole OF the carriage knocked the plaintiff down. and the
wheels passed over him The plaintiff OF squad
OF streesweepers engaged IN sweeping the street The
defendant admits the facts but sets III mitigation or
damages that the coachInan drunk which fact he
was ignorant the time, and all the expenses OF the
plantfby OF the injury were betrayed Dy MIN
1.-THE defondant). sealed verdict was ordered
In the Supreme Court, before Judge McCunD,
the question OF whether u check was payment.
Abraham d. A. Russell & Co. Of Buffalo being indebted To
plaintiffs, Messrs j. 5. Smith Co for S9tc sent
them draft for that amount James X. Place d Co.,
who gave the plaintiffs their check. which was tneIl
Nov 19 good. The plaintiffs deposited n at once In the
bank, but that afternoon Place IL Co failed ana next
morning their checks thrown out at the clearing
house. The plaintiffs Oh the original deDt 10
which the defendants plead that the draft accepted by
the plaintiffs ana changed by them into good check was
PAYMENT The Court however decided that 1t was not,
aud directed o verdict for plaintiffs