New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-23
FIcIAL JOURNAL OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS,

| The following decisions were lfndered by
the Supreme Court, on Mond.y last, at
Monroe. We copy from the Monroe InteR-
By Caief Justice Labelling. lam j. Sims
VS.. Parish of jackson. Appeal from Eleventh
District Court, parish of jackson. Judg.
ment of the lower court affirmed.
William NJ. Sale VS.. j. A. May, Tax Col
lector. Appeal from the Parsh Court
parish of Rienville Judgment o. the lower
court avoided, and judgment reldered dis
missing the suit.
b. C. Frazier VS.. N. j. Sandln, District
Attorney ct al. Appeal from th Eleventh
District Court, parish of Claibone. Judg-
ment of the lower court reversed and suit
dismissed.
W. r. Ward VS.. d. B. Douglass Sheriff ct
al, Appeal from the Fourteenth District
Court parish of Morehouse. Judgment of
the lower court avoided and reversed, and
injunction perpetnated. Mr.. Justice Howe
dissenting.
Pinckard, Steele & Co. VS.. William Hamp-
ton. Appeal from the Fourteenh District
Court. parish of Richland. judgment of the
lower court affirmed.
State of Louisiana ex rel S. Helden, At
torney General and John X. CLAY VS.. o. C.
Blandin. Appeal from the Eight District
Court, parish of Orleans. Appeal dis
missed. =
By Justice Tntiafeyro-.E Landers
VS.. L. H. Tuggle. Appeal from the Eleventh
District Court, parish OF Claiborne Judg-
nlent of the lower court annullei, avoided
and reversed, and the case remalded to be
tried on the plea of prescription.
A. p. Murphy VS.. Smith & Nicholson and
r; P. Dawson, sheriff. Appeal from the
Eleventh District Court, parish of Claiborne
Judgment of the lower court affirmed
A. s. Hathcock VS.. Elbert Gray Appeal
from the Eleventh District Court parish of
Claiborne. Judgment Of the lower court
affirmed.
Tutorship of the minor Matte E. Davis:
account of tutrix, and opposition thereto, of
Matte E. Davis and Eugene Soniat, execu-
tor. Appeal from the Parish Court, parish
of Morehouse. Judgment of the Parish
Court annulled, avoided and reversed.
Amount decided to be due the emancipated
minor. Matte Z. Davis. $l339 s..
William G. Ashley VS.. l.. G.. Sholars. Ap-
peal from the Eleventh District Court, par
i,n Of jackson. Judgment of the lower
court affirmed.
ID. Il. Carroll & Co. vs.. Chamberlain g.
Hardy. Appeal from the parish Court, par
ish OF Ouachita. on rehearing. Parish Court
declared to be without jurisdiction, and
case ordered TO De reinstated Oh the docket
l. u
cused.
by Justice Wuy.-M. j. Miller, vs. j. H.
Wisner, Sheriff, ct al Appeal from the Dis
trict Court. parish of Ouachita. Judgment
of the lower court affirmed.
Nelson Morris vs.. Gentry Warren. Ap-
peal from the Eleventh District Court, par
ish Of Claiborne. Appeal dismissed.
Pierre A. Dubuys VS.. 2. A. and W. W.
Farmer Appeal from the Fourth District
Court. parish of. Ouachita. Judgment of
the lower court affirmed
State of Louisiana ex rel Simeon Belden
VS.. +. G. Mahan. Appeal from the Eighth
District Court, parish of Orleans. Appeal
dismissed.
H. H. Heard VS.. Joel r. Wynn. Appeal
from the Thirteenth District Court. parish
of Richland. Judgment OF the lower court
affirmed.
By Justice Howe-H Block & Co. VS..
Warner Bridger & Co. Appeal from the
Twelfth District Court. parish of Caldwell.
Judgment of the lower court affirmed. ..
l.. Titche vs.. Amanda NJ Lee. administra-
trix and executrix. Appeal from the
Twelfth District Court parish of Franklin.
Judgment of the lower court. so far as it is
a personal one against Amanda NJ. Lee.
avoided and reversed; in all other respects
affirmed.
F. NJ. Smith. administrator. rs. J. A.
Coon, administrator. Devolutive appeal
from the Fourteenth District Court. parish
OF Ouachita Judgment of the lower court
reversed.
Bank of New Orleans VS.. James NJ. Fran
tom. Appeal from the Fourteenth District
Court. parish of Ouachita. Judgment at
fiImed.
Bres & O'Brien vs.. S. c. & J. A. Cowan.
r. Faulk. intervenor. Appeal from the
Fourteenth District Court. parish of Qua
chita. Judgment of the lower court af-
tirmed.
Thomas II. Brown VS.. A. H. Brown. James
W. Wilson. administrator intervenor. APP
peal from the Eleventh District Court.
parish of Claiborne. Judgment of the lower
court avoided and reversed and cause re-
manded for new trial. .. ....
c. A. McCay. wife. vs.. James w. Boatner.
husband, ct al. Appeal from the Fourteenth
District Court, parish of Morehouse. Judg
ment of the lower court reversed. and
plaintiff decreed to he the possessor of GER
tain lands in her own right.
Succession of J. p. Bitter. deceased, ac-
count OF administrator and opposition of
Bell. tutor, to account. Judgment of the
lower court amended SO as to decree to w.
w. Washburne, the tutor of the minor Ida
Bitter, the sum of S2100 as her pro rata
share.
On Tuesday. Mr.. Justice Taiaferro de
liyered the decision in the case OF A. Ne
Cranic vs.. J. & J. Mlrrel Julg of
the lower court affirmed