New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-03
NEW ORLEANS SATURDAY, DECEMBER B. 1870.
THE COURTS.


road Case.
II. $. McComb ct al va. G. T. Beauregard
ct al.-In this case, wherein the plaintiff
represents the new board of directors and
D. Freeman has telegraphed from Washing
ton that he has obtained writ of error on
the part Of the old board, to the Supreme
Court Of the United States, which operates
as devolutive appeal.
The new board has for some time had
charge of the affairs Of the company, has
disposed OF much of its stock, and is in all
respects master of the situation.
In about two OF three days the original
papers under the writ of error will be served
by the United States Marshal on Judge Dib-
BILE, and question may arise whether Gen
eral Freeman will not get himself in a snarl
with the Judge in view of the fact that he
is excluded from practicing in the Eighth
District Court.
There was not great deal doing in the
civil courts yesterday.
Judge Dibble, of the Eighth District
Court, who monOpolizes the lions share of
the business of the courts just now, was EN-
gagged, at the opening of his court, in listen
ing to an argument upon a rule nisi, in
which an injunction was asked for by s. w.
Otis, Fifth Justice of the Peace, to restrain
C.L. Sweet, the declared elected and duly
commissioned candidate, from taking pos
The petition of Otis charges frauds in fhe
matter Of manipulating the bailot-boxes.
Judge Dibble finally decided that an in
junction would not lie, and that Mr.. Otis
must seek redress in a regular suit for con-
testatiOn.
In the matter of certain exceptions filed
in the contested election suits of LladO vs..
Jackson, and Fortier vs. Buck, the argument
was continued over until to-day week, be-
fore Judge Dibble.
An appeal has been taken to the Supreme
Court in the celebrated Mulligan case, in
which jury gave verdict in favor OF Null
igan a short time since, in the amount Of
some $57 600.
Suit Against she Loan and Pledge Asse-
citation. .
Francis c. Mahan, of State Tax Collector
ship nOtOriety, who once sent Governor
WarmOth fine horse as a present, and had
it returned upon his hands tor his pains,
has, since his exit from office, to which he
was succeeded by General George A. Sher-
idan. has been making himself quite con-
spicuous in the matter OF litigation before
the several courts.
He has just entered a suit in the Eighth
District Court, Judge Dibble, praying for a
mandamus to compel Joseph II. Wilson,
President, and John H. Hillman, Cashier of
the Loan and Pledge Association, to make
and render a statement Of the transactions
and condition of said association up to
November 30, 1870, as, he alleges. they are
required by their charter to do. Mahan
alleges that he is stockhOlder in the said
association, and consequently interested in
the statement which he prays the associa-
ton shall be commanded to make.
Judge Dibble issued an order directed to
defendants, commanding them to comply
with the prayer of the petitioner, or show
cause to the contrary on Thursday next,
December ). at ten o'clock.
Minor Topics
1t is understood that Deputy Sheriff
Ricard. Of the parish Of jefferson, is to
fill the place of the sales department. made
vacant by the resignation OF Mr.. DeArmas.
Blue-c0ated Metropoltans still hang
about the Civil Sheriff 9 office.