, 1870-05-10
THE,LAW COURTS.
Alleged unconstitutionality Of
the South Park Acts.
A SHare Drivers ClaEsa-Crcdt.
tors Preference.
A Later VIII Discovered
UNITED sTATBs CIRCUIT G0URT.

srAGE DRIVERS CLAM.
william Curtis " Aa1ttn o,Wa1ecf, Survivor, es-
.rots vss m action Of assumpAt 70 recover tae
f,ce OF prom,ssory note, and interest FlAnt4n
w.s for number Of years, driver and Stage AGENT
"a, me k.acn9 nr1na Of FTin1, Walker Co., kim
hall Eoore Walker, and Moore Walker, which
nrns one succeeding the osher, oper-
atcd nsst IN Illinois, and then tn
Missouri, in CailAway County, Il which sag
pla!nuN rcaldes. suit vas brought onMn1ny IN
Wore, o ,acn Of Dixon, bu, now deceased; IT, a,d
Martin O. Walker as composing inc nlm o. M1u,T T
Walker the promlssorJ hose oern9 satt1ernsnt of
and bearing ten per cent interest 10 t9e supsaos
1sonrf yeryiict wHs for the defendant. out, new
se1si ta,ne swsniei, IN act.on brought In this
CONT. The note wl2 for ssaaal II Wonln SEEN
IN nrst nsIt ID The early days Of the rebellion BY
The aTnrw rr!ce rn,ds, 50 nnch 50, Indeed, toat
the business broken up. hence sa5 note e. vas hs
execution Of tie note there was no naltnefsasp
existing. wherefore Mocre Was not aatao,ifea 70
ssn rm name Tns le4y ,qaas e9l pl''
Gam, C,.ytes. assignee Of John Parutdre.a hauk.
runt. '. 4. II. Ba1stow. Suit 70 recover about
inn, lie bankrupt, IN fraud Of the Bankrupt Law.
In Oc{oler 1861, one James Smith entered up
judgment, by confession, ngain.t PAsmE M me aaE
issuctI nnd ieyy was made upon the debtors stocs
IN tsde About this time rar1nty Rare note
with warrant 10 con1efs lud1neht1 ~ oaaaso" & ~
81, ,s97.70, upon which Judgment Was entered nn ti
no execution Issued Sale was uade under TN
smith Judgment, and then Smith rtm.tted ~ ~ .
ant received the ha1anec made at the sale 10 app:
uron hts Judgment ....,
oyer kix mouths ttwo yesrs} before Judgment Va
confessed, and when parny vas responn'f M o1 hanr M
IN good credit M r. 81 40 rsize sG u On ii
execution sell under i; !a fact tnAs II vas ao
Levied, wheEenpon he committed no 39stoa unue
VI ne n cou1t instructed the jnrs tna. il Barsto,
had notice o1 the insolvency Of parsni!: at ne IN!
he 1oot his judgment note, then NE Coast M0e
et bis urn aci In taktnR The notes, 9nd entefn
up the judgment, which was 70 g:Se nun NJ pseie a
ftsud q the Banirapt law, which Intended : :
JFtrinution Of assets equally among tac cTedito
Verdict for plaintiff Da1nages, El6.sl:
grodIe Sellon '. FldelIa D. Read This ts
action Of c}ectment to recover hoase anu
within four alocsa ol Ga'sa IT, he;n xopcd n
her husband. The husband ElIas T. as heaa' aol :
sold The r,upcr .nd the aqteec q hec snes ,Ss 1ot of
house as homestead. On the part OF the pla
III twas claimcd that the divorce was g1an
sIoyitlng that from It's date not only the ooad;
inariagc were broken, but that NIL rights Gu
and duties ctveen them should sease a anm aa,1o ne
then he homestead rixht was cut Oh.
without the usual Limitation rs to the numhe
cases set for each day. The Court VIII call c:
without respect TO number, as tney may
reached each dag. .
NEW sEtrs-sorTH PARE. ,,
George P. Bassett Of Ohio, '. John d. WI
aud others. The defendants ID this case afe
members OF the Park Commission OF the 81
Town, etc. Complainant alleges TINT DC is Sc
S,f thu fee of the northwest quarter OF inc NJ
east quarter Of Sectlnn Is, s. II, east, cxcef
The land occupied by the old slnccnnes roar
trust, nevertheless, for Caroline ", vile ot
TN AntrrwR The proceeding ls - restrain
defendants from condcnlninE the lanl TOT
PURPOSES ave1E1nE that the acts autaorizn
commission nre In violation OF several PROV
oI the Constitution Of the State af LII
csnecIally of Article 10 AMI S:cton s. Article
section -. 1t being contendel taat, y
the Constitution OF the StIte- no one
lr dlsselzed OF his freehold ot dep
OF his property against bis consent for tne
rsoac OF rr0rihIng rtay ground or Pa;
amusement for 1hc puhl.c. 1t Is also charged
ill. that the park acis were got NJ, Dol 10
iencnt Of the public, but bg hand OF snf
tors. to enhance the value of thelF oWi rTn
by cou1scntlnS in the nainc OF The public, the
cir OF othcrs 1t Is also commended that II
TrG changed materially after the people
uEon il, whcTcupOu the people have not.
l,r,.n alleged arnr0yefl OF the park measure