New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-03-19
CIVIL.

In the Supreme Court, Chambers, before
Judge Ingrahan. the Board Of Education forgery ease
came up The motion for this mandanus, previously adj
iourned on account Of Mr. yanderpoers engagements
again adjourned TO Tuesday next for the same rea
In the United States District Court, in
Admirably the case OF Holiday ct a. agt. The steamship
Pennsylvania was commenced. This is libel bY the
three coal Dargcs and the cargocs OF the bages
20 for losses sustained by those baIgcs being
sunk by being run into by the Pennsyyania on the Bat
terry. The ease adjourned TO the 10Th inst
In the Supreme Court, Circuit. before Mr..
Justice Cardozo the Of St. Jurgo ]. Rivera ct AL
agt. Rafael Ortega was tried This was an action on
draft Tor $500 tgOid drawn by the defendant firm IN
the West Indies aud returned protested The defense
was usuy in that the plaintiff had paid but $500 currency
for draft Of $500 In gold The Court held the statute
did not cover such Transaction and directed verdict
FOR plaintiff for 500 81.
In the Superior Court. Trial Term before
Justice Fhian the case OF Mann agt Betzmah tried
In this the plaintiff the tenant OF premises OF
which tho defendant the agent and as he says paid
but subsequently forced by the landlord TO nay his
rent over again TO escape eviction. Tho plaintiff sued
receipt purportiug TO be signed 10y The defendant. This
The defendant declared 10 be forgery or rather an
ton. Tie jury found for tho defendant
In the Supreme Court Circuit, before Mr..
Justice Barnard the case OF John FawGet administration
dent Margaret Fawett was according to tho testimony
The defendant and two months after the accident died
on this testimony the defendant moved for SUIT on
the ground that did not appear that her death was
granting the notion the plaintiff summoned DR. Alyali
Baisdc who had attended her in her last illness but
Who unfortunately for plaintiff testified that she died of
Brights disease aud not OF the accident The Court
thereupOn dismissed the complaint.
in the Superior Court, Trial Term, Justice
Barbour presiding the suit Of John Gray vs.. John II.
Heller, was heard yesterday. The pladtf sold the de.
endaut house and lot for s29O00 lie had previously
placed It in the hands OF brokers for sale; but, as he
states when the defendant came IN him he asked whether
he had been sent by broker when the defendant In
formed him that he had not and gave OF how
he had been induced TO 20 him. The plaintiff says he
thereby induced TO lower he price he would
brokerage. Some time after the brokers sued the plain
til IN the Marine Court and to cOmpoato matters he
there denied not only their but their employment
After trial the Marine Court adudged against him and
gave Judgment for the brokers for about f30 including
costs. The plaintiff had also TO pay his own lawyer. He
| now turns round his yendee and claims reimburse
the ground that his loss 0ccasiOned by his
deceit The yendee denies deceit aud retOrts ON the
plaintiff his own defense, that the brokers not
| plOyed by the plaintiff The plaintiff had to call the
brokers' his former opponents 70 make out his The
jury were out several hours and returned at the
mons OF the Court without having agreed. Tho foreman
stated that II seemed impOssibiy that they
agree. They TeutOn, Celt, and Saxon aud could
scarcely flow together The Court thought they had bet
try little longer One Of the uTymen then asked the
Court repeat It's charge 20 the amount Of damages
which was done. The Court then directed sealed yer
dict Mr. Luther r. Marsh for plaintiff; MI j. ID. Bright
l g. dot