The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-28
THE COURTS.

| THE COURTS.
| Ciaoufr Covnr-Jusss HSAs.-This Court was
oiissD ssiEf z: s The Metropolitan
| Railroad COMPANY, Bradley, Jr.,-N, Wilson.
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plsistir in beiae ihrswn from ; oar BY reason
Of the hersss having boon suddenly startled
neat The Psssst Once. The pisintir Rsd ' Rsi
iDv,Sed and one q her anse
however, prevent her from pur suing her ordinary
avocation q. an employee Of the Post Once De
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cvsr h az dsse, 81 to
AfisT short stSansnts arrested entirely to the
facts Of the case BY Messrs. bradley and Wilson,
ss tsna
The Court set the verdict aside the moment 1t
was sa az . saying II was s, an Outrage
ttoo1 Oh, balance due for manure furnished the
defendant from the corrals Of the Government at
| The defence Is that the amount sued for is
| charge for certain muck formed from the soil OF
little value as a Fertilizer, which was delivered
TO the defendants yesselfn October, November,
II appeared that Pettibonc had a contract to
purchase from the Government the msnure at
the Gicsboro' corrals at tok cents per ton.
% van II the
soil and muck which was gathered from the cor
raj being piled up on one side. But during the
delivered against Pe9tiSones 1 protest. the Sai Se
less material which had before been cast aside.
II is oontcnded that the balance now sued for Is
In reality the charge made Tor this valueless
material.
Before the conclusion of the argument 1t was
piSints reppicstioo To one TS Of the de TqUd
pleas, and that the case WAS therefore, not ready
for trial, The Court disc the jury, and the
$50. James Barwood W. David L. Wells N
Wilson-Norris. Assumpsit to recover tli2. SO on
osn e, WIN TIE
fendantto rent a furnished house on Maryland
avenue, between Four-and-a-half and Sixth
month, and paid him one months rent In dvance
and ti2. 80 commission. They allege that certain
articles had been removed at the time he was
about to take possession, and that, therefore, he
declined to take the house, demanded the return
Of his mont y, and upon his refusal brought this
suit. ... ...
The defendant replies that no article was re-
moved from the house after the examination by
the plaintiff, and that the house could, but for
that In fact II remained vacant for three months.
The case was argued by Mr.. Wilson and Mr..
MOTIFS, the latter OF whom moved the following
Instructions, which was agreed upon by both
n the Jury believe that the defendant acted, In
he disclosed his principal to the Pisiatid, then
he cannot be held subject to this action.
The Jury found verdict for the plaintiff In
1859. Donohuevs. Morris. Continuance stricken
out and case set for March 0.
ESQ; Nailor 4 Brother vs. Eceleston. Verdict
lba. Brikert vs.. Stratter: Judgment confessed
with stay Of execution for six months.
The following cases are assigned for to-day,
Nos l3a lo9 l22, l6i 1906 l01 jos, ITO, ILL., ia,
IFS, 10 III, no, is2, 1888, lsi, and 1885,
SUPREME CouRr OF THE UNITED STATE
Bartlett, Eanshsm = Il. Nichols, esq, Of Z New
York city, Was admitted to practice as an attorr
ney and counsellor Of this court.
J. ". Robinson, esq, Of Ohio, was admitted e
praotiee.as an attorney and counsellor OF this
On motion Of Mr.. Carlisle, Horace NJ. Ruggles,
esq, OF New York city, was admitted to practice
As an attorney and counsellor OF thi. court.
No. 225. The Provident Institution for Savings,
plaintifs In error, w.. The Commonwealth OF
MASSACHUSETTS: The argument Of this cause was
continued 1.i19M by MT. Honey Of counsel for the
Tor the defendants in error, and concluded BY Mr..
Bartlett for the -plalntiifs In error.
p.Sy plaintiff. In errof va TRe GSmmopsw SIm
wa. csSmssasa BY NJ bsses; o. counsel tor St ths
adjourned until tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock.
Equity CouRT-Judge 0iin.-The following
business occupied the court yester dsy;
Davidson ct al. vs. The Alexandria, Washing
ton and Georgetown Railroad Company ct al.
others to vacate a lease OF the franchises stock,
sc, of the Alexandria and Washington railroad
to Messrs. Stevens l. Phelps, made by certain OF
the directors OF the said company. The plain
tins contend that the lease in question Is void
because OF the want OF authority In the Loard of
directors who made II, there having been no
quorum at the meeting when the lease was
made; that the lease Is upon oppressive terms,
and without mutually as between the parties,
ors OF the railroad company, and contrary to
the bylaws OF that company,
Mr.. II. ]. Brent occupied fhe entire session of
the court with his argument, and at Its conclu-
sion the case was adjourned until tomorrow.
Adjourned.