The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-09
THE COURTS.
o,sevlr CounT;HJuSps Wylk. The eou

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TN. CESTRs HARxxr oAsx.
barron ct ai.vs. Corporation Of Warrington.
HT es
The p2aintiffs introduced Messrs. II. s. Davis,
:; Webster, and md Z: p Mohun: to show .h he
The pIsinfifs here closed, and the defence
swore Messrs. Morseil, z. Jones, and ]. Me.
Clellan, .s sustaining their view Of the usage
MI. KIuss, architect, MT. Plant, and Mr..
Forsyth, city surveyor, and Mayor Wallseh
tract was annulled, the character Of the work
done under II, and also as TO- how long Eighth
street had been closed up to the south OF Penn.
After a short examination Of Mr.. Barron as
rebutting testimony. and to show that the
contractors did not, In fact, know that the land
on which Centre Market Is located belonged
MI. Brent then moved the Court to instruct
the jury that II they believed that the plain.
tifs complied with their part Of the contract
further, and that at that time they were pre-
pared to complete their contract In all respects,
then the plslptiffs are entitled to recover In
would have realized from such contract il the
same had been executed BY them.
Mr.. Brent argued this instruction to the
preyent he corporation from goinS on with
the proposed market building, and that they
stopped the work without just reason.
went over until this morning.
| Iios (docketO Condict vs. Hall, On motion
Of Mcpherson, Judgment by default was made
isas. Mcpherson W.. Ellis L Brown. Judg.
ment by default made anal.
I63o, Keen d Haggerty vs.. Woods, Judemen,
by default made ansi for tiio' 81 with costs.
NCodington & Co, VS.. the Orange and Aiexan
dria RAILROAD Company. Mi. Riddle fiied 4
| motion for leave to amend writ and declara
Edward Doian VS.. Gassford L Riddle, Ger
fiordri. on petition Of plaintiff. ordered 10 be-
issued to justice CLARK, returnsbie on satur.
| tudRmepta by default were entered nv Mr..
Lioyd Nm the following cases. j. N. Ward va
Jas. Segar, for siso.iI and costs. Hsmiin vs..
Harry, dorbutt, for 900, and costs.
Z. q. Saur. Judgment confessed for s2oo and
costs-LIoyd,
On motion Of Mr.. MattIngiy Judgments by
default were made final in the FOLLOWING cases
watson Co. vs.. A. s. Nichoi,on; RUN. ex.
ecutor Of Small, VS. Rapiey; same vs. Spa uld
| ing, and Walker vs. Coilinson.
A''''' -
| EauIrY CoURT Judge DIN. - This cour
transacted the following business yesterday /:
| RAILROAD LsAsk DgcIDKD INVALID.
Georgetown Railroad Compapy Ell Al This 1,
A suif 10 collect a dat due The plaintif. AM
| a. nrciIminary n,oceedinS 20 ysn.tn q Ia ~
| oS tbe hjexan3ri. ara W. .hi,ston ,.I,roaS
made to Messrs' Stevcns Pbelps' on III,
sround In at sueh lease h In fraud ~ the tisht,
81 The stocEhoidets; that IL IA oppressive ia II,
terms. and WAS moi nroncriy cycruteS Rrcn,
md NerIieErSmitb "'s"
Tudre min vesterdsv delivered hi. o,,nio,
| - snna.,aa Insan,.nt annniit,n ~ ~.
snS a,enaosS Phniuss hs"' a"""'h"B 'he 'eA''
"The Senrse scciare. tho ,.,.. 4, ,ro.,,o,
nun shd tb Sciu m no AZ ana aipss, ng am
I'm NJ T.cS ,nn phn,n. ~ sn,th,v II .n,.a,sn
any a." w.shiOaton pa Ionand'ia ' P.I1.ns
tsomn NM III road and estste of III Lind. NH
uaap IA Lease ana 70 annes. 49, an. ny,
~ eo 70 an an az
.avo,Hes and moneys recei yed he shem he ~,
,he I Ies.a nny cnnsa,s 'nem oy VII
nv Va a afNanI Cksv
r,,,. A Jo.Iin vs. Inhn II 1o.Ii, nil N
.,Imnny he n ~ ia ags,osth ., siiernd bnshan n,
| MnIot}o, ii. .ding Sh.t he a. nj Sha hn.h.n
~ camnia{nnnt. having been diyoreed rom h.
y. az hhio oou,t The comnisinsnt than IN
an oht ~ eo inh.mant ~ ~ mhIn anen "a
pnSasaa In ,smi3 heann yhen nn'thos ~ -
I'm sesia.nt Of 6bfo without nntinn
,Sna mir heia N a. n,ocnsJinss To- .i,mnn
~ 6uIo msIntsinah,p a.. sux 10 - MI,
~ M f,inoniai eases for divorce sspsy.tinr
ana thai 10 hold aifferentIy vania he !
s.. an" vaa,ant AL inviting hepe All snrts :
Pans ,an ,na.n ThS 49, o." n,on .s :
M.t .nch an actinn couis he msintsipaS, ~
The pies Of an Ohio divorce WAS a good Ia
and the Validity Of the Ohio diyoree could ns
Sa ~. 81 ed in mi. cniiater.i nroce.dig ar