The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-30

CIRcUir OouRT-- chief Justice Cartfer.-This
court was occupied as follows yesterdays
CORPORATION CASES.
Mr.. Cook called the attention OF the court
to number OF appellate eAses from Judgments
Of justices OF the peace on which no docket
wa. s Suspended. 6a HI. motion leave wa,
granted the corporation to pay the docket fees
10 such eases as the parties shall fat 10 pay
eted and placed on the calendar for trial At
Fairfax Va. CIopicy. Leave granted the
plaintiff to amend, and case continued.
A GEoRGETowN TAX CASE.
Charles ID. WEIGH vs.. Charles Dodge. Ao.
ton IN a promissory note for $500 given TO Mr..
Weleh as collector, for taxes due the city OF
Georgetown, ln which q verdict had been
found for the plaintiff. Judge Crawford moved
| to set the verdict and judgment aside on the
ground that proper notice OF trial had not
been given defendant; that the Corporation OF
Georgetown had no right to take note In
payment Of tyesi that Welch had not paid
The amount OF the note to the Corporation
and that tAxes for which the note was given
were enormously levied. Tho judgment was
set aside and case continued.
Kerner va. Walker. Judgment set aside and
new trial ordered, and plea OF never In
| pleSdings. The ground on which new trial
wasordered was want Of proper notice 10 de-
Cropiey l. Son vs.. Phillips ct al Judgment
by default granted against defendants, Powell
and Hunter.
Rider VS. Makepeaee. This was au action
for the possession OF real estate, submitted to
the court and decided a few days since In favor
OF tho plaintiff The defendant now prays
an appeal to the general term, which was
allowed.
Hughes vs.. Eschhach. This was an action
to recover the price OF material furnished fof
paving streets to a corporation contractor
which was Offset BY damages alleged to have
occurred In cons squenee Of the delivery OF
stone within time Of contract. The bill OF ex'
| csptlons TO the ruling OF the court In this case
was filcd, and the case goes to the court In
general term.
THg DISPUTED MARaIAas CASE
Jas Collins va. Mary Hayes. In this case
where, on an issue out OF ehsnceTy, the Jury
pfop.ry to an saery woman 10 Sno he
married next day, was not OF dlsposing mind
al the time he did SO, Mr.. Norris hled a
motion for a new trial
ELHcrIos MATTERS
Applications for the Apo ntmeot OF reoely.
ers OF election were hled, as follows;
poiutment OF the following .personsi sNmue
buvall, James Henuing, Michael Donoho, and
| william keeps, north ot the avenue, and W
Drury, l.. Denham, Benz. S. Pike, south OF thu
MeSSrs. r. W. Fenwies. alderman. aud =. j
Bartlett, COUNCILMAN, Recommended the fol
lowing gentlemen as Conservative receiver
for tho Third ward: N, r. CallAn. J. W. Rogers
A paper signed, "a L,rge Committee re
commends tho following
Second ward - william Pettibone, NJ. X
| Coombs, r. r. barr, J. W. Marsh, and George
Fourth wsrd-Jame. J. Campbell, DR.. T. s
Clayton. Chas II. Anderson, Jas. Walker, and
Sixth wsrd-Edward waysor, Chas. Beail
r. 7. Taibert, and W. 7. Garrett.
These appointment being wlthin the e1elu
sive Jurisdiction OF the general term, the eouf
took no action upon them.
The court then adjourned Gine die, closing III
February term. Tho May term opens on the