New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-09
THE COUETs.


The Supreme Court Yesterday. granted de-
crc,- 81 d,d,c tho eases ol Hccuc ugt erpe, Bona
cine agt. EUuasiut and Luract agt EurncL
The case of Mary Ann Smith, confined IN the
House Of thc Good shepherd u which the pastor 0f the
curch which she joined in january ast claims tat she
s cuutned on account % A'f changing rom me catholic
habit, such as iu lead hm TO pat her in reion.1-
tory, again up before Tie supreme Court Tic sy-
~ very loo-o and 0n o., part on the ptuoucr That
she has been since thar time v'llconucied GIRL vas
point is whether hcr father had night 10 place her in
that institution.
Among the decisions recently rendered by
tho supreme Court General ICuu she question of fees az
referees was decided 10 tlc case OF Daniel b. Aims and
amor agt Jacob VI. Aims and others This wa- an appeal
heard boo January, l-- from dn order OF tho court 20
-uecIai Term gIuutugt the referee 300 partition suJ
am allowance OF - per cent ON fll % o. c0mpcnsI-
81 the Court house and ot 80 81 Ea, Fourlhst.
this city, in conveying thr property 70 ire n'cAn-e! IN
THEREON 20 the Court Tho appeal vas taken by the
guardian oi ieH OF five ntaht defendants owning ave
cighhs OF che property, ON the ground mat INC 'lW-
alcc was n Of fhe fees allowed by law thar Tie
only fees 10 which referee. ore cntucd without th' con-
sent Of tle parc- is the sum OF s. Tor each day ,nt IN
The busscs Of the references that the referee had not
shown hsw many days Dee was engaged, bur that, as
Stunning uat De- was engaged every lay "hc inc matter
vas TO- IN hands his fees boy this ruc would not bc over
500 whir tO0 would probably Doe al that could really BE-
allowed lin under SAID rule; ana ihat, oven surprising
him 90 he entitled 10 the fees N trustee Tor receiving
and paying out money, he could clam only so Tho ap
peal was dismissed, with $40 costs 10 tho respondent
The sIits of MusgT1ye agt. The Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Coz ana ot OBrl'u agt
the same which suits Identical I'D principle WIN the
Gates sutaud the old FISK Ilu-haW sllS against the
COMPANY named (which have since been discontinued,
aud which seek 10 restrain the Legislation oi the 5000
shares stock issued by tho directors ot tho Com
pany cam, up in the supreme Court, Chamhers before
Indie Crtozo Yesterday upon motion 90 dissolve tho
Injunction. The defense proved that meeting repre-
sonuug 1900 shares of stock had acqnesced IN TINS 'se'
and that BY arrangement the old suits had been dscon
tinued; thai law OF Iowa had been made egai1hg inc
issue as far that state was concerned ana decision
had been given In the Courts OF Illinois sus-
taining the action Of tho dciedants. on tho
other hand IL was claimed that holder OF
single share had rights which could not be invaded that
even If a mob OF stockholders had power over those
rights the ahavits did not show that majority OF tho
real khoders were IN favor OF IT, az 10 was prcsum-
able that all the stock was represented IN the 5000
shares leaving only shares OF genuine stock; that
the Court must maintain tins injunction. being les.
ton OF right, and not OF advantage The Court desired
briefs 10 be submitted the effect # discOntnuance
of an action where the plaintiffs invited all parties smi-
larry situated to join them, aud reserved It's decision TO
Friday.