New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-16
THE COURTS.
Supreme Court DeelsioEs

this court on the fourteenth instant:
Pr, Thomas us. C. L'Hote e. al-Ap-
peal from the Fourth District Court of New
Orleans, Howe, 6.-Ordered that the judg-
ment appealed from be amended by striking
therefrOm the names OF }. Lincoln 4 Co.
and G. Aiken, as parties entitled to share
pro rata in the distribution of the fund, and
ordered that in other respects, and as thus
amended, the judgment be affirmed; the
costs of appeal to be paid by appelees.
S. A. Block. ,rite, etc., vs. ID. Me.ot1e,
D. Meltiue, administrator, Howell, IRE
| hearing refused.
E. x. Beck,oih Us. G.. N. Pierce ct ais.
| Appeal from District Court of East Baton
| Rouge, Howell, J.-Ordered that SO much
of our former decree IS reverses the judg-
ment of the court q qua against the de-
PENDANT. and gives judgment against
| plaintiff as of nonsuit, be set aside, and
! that plaintiff recover of defendant, G. N.
Pierce, the sum of $lO3l "a, instead OF
| $3032 76, allowed by the court below. with
| legal interest thereon from November z,
| 1865, and privilege On the cotton raised on
the Wilderness Plantation IN 1860, ana
| seuuestered herein, to be seized and sold to
satisfy this decree, and that as thus amend
| ed. our former decree remain undisturbed.
| William D. Btrche us. WiIidn, S. Bates
| Appeal from District Court Of st. Helena
Taliaferro, Judgment Of the District
| Court reversed and aDnulled, and ordered
that the sale of plaintiffs land by the Sheriff,
| on the seventh December, 1867, be declared
| null and void, and that plaintiff be put in
possession thereof, without prejudice to
the defendants right to prosecute his claim
| under the order OF seizure ana sale accord
! ing to law; the defendant and appellant
| paying costs in both courts.
| E. &. johnson Us. SatccesSt0. Of A. j.
Lo,cry-Appeal from parish of Madison
/ I'D oAu$ i,, fou IF Oh ~
| affirmed.
| S. Bron us. Widop P. p. Becnel ct al
WILEY, J.-Ordered, that the judgment of
| the court below be annulled, and further
ordered that the defendant pay the plaintiff
S2865 u, with eight per cent interest on
1851 % from the nineteenth Of January,
1864, till paid, and on the further sum of
| S19l2 so from the nineteenth of January,
| 1862, till paid. Defendant is also condemned
| to pay to the plaintiff sl400, with eight per
cent interest from the nineteenth Of Jan
uary, 1862, and notes of protest. Also,
ordered that defendant pay the petitioner,
Pierre Maspero, slS25. with eight
per cent on 1862 so from the nine
teenth of January, 1859, till paid,
and on the further sum of 1862 so
| from the nineteenth of January, 1850. and
costs Of protest. Ordered further, that de-
PENDANT pay Barthelmy McCarty S662 so,
| with eight per cent from the nineteenth Of
January, 1861, and the cost of notsrial acts.
Ordered also, that the vendors privilege
and special mortgage be recognized as
! taking effect from the twenty-second of jan
uary, 1858, on the property described in the
act of mortgage, and that the same be sold
to pay the amounts due petitioners. Plain
| tiffs to pay costs of this appeal and defen-
dant to paw costs of the court below.
s. Voolfolk ct al. us. Z. Wo0Jok-Appea
from the Parish Court of Iberyille-Howell,
j. Appeal dismissed.
| Heirs OF B. T. Cheney Us. Daniel
| Williams, Observation-Disclosures from the
Parish Court of st. Helena-HOwell, j.
judgment annuled and the cause remanded
| to the District Court to be proceeded with
according to law; the appellee to pay costs
| OF appeal.
S. H. !Stockera Us. Joseph Johnson, esecas.
| tor-Appeal from the District Court, parish
of Pointe Coupee-Wyl ley, J. Judgment an
! nulled and Injunction dissolved, at plaintiffs
| costs, in both courts.
B. d; 4. So,,Eie us. Margaret WoTsidnl-
Howe, J. Ordered that the judgment be set
aside as to the appellants, and the rule IS to
them dismissed with costs.
| j. G. LeUier Us. succession Of j. Gordon
Appeal from the parish court of Tensas
Judgment affirmed.
! United States Circuit Court fudge Du-
| reil r. esidlng.
D. Cortiaas Us. Cuthbert Built, United
| States MdrShdl.-In this case plaintiff
claims the proceeds of ninety-seven bales oil
! cotton, taken possession of by defendant, as
1 United States Marshal, in 1866. The case
was tried before jury a short time ago, and
a verdict rendered against the defendant
| for over $12, 600, the estimated value of the
cotton. On Monday Judge DurelI set aside
the verdict and granted new trial.
| Second District Court.
Succession of H. B. NdvdyO-In this case
it was shown that the deceased married in
France, and leaving his wife, came to Louis
| lana and married again. His son by his
| second marrisge and the Gurviving sister OF
| deceased, were contestants for the estate.
Judge Duvigneaud held that the second
wife, having married in good faith, her heir
is entitled to all the benefits of that mar
| rage.
| Sixth District Court-kicense Suits.
F. Michinard, Assistant City Attorney,
| has entered several suits against persons
| falling to pay licenses for carrying on their
trades, and has enjoined them from pur.
| suing their savocations until the amounts
claimed of them are paid. Among these
i! suits ID Samuel Boyd, owner of cotton
press, who is assessed for $3.50.
Fourth District Court.
ALcide Albert os. Ciua Sheriff ct Gl-Under
| an execution issued 10 the name ]. Levois
d. Jamison VS.. August Pine, the Sheriff
known as the Cafe de la Bourse, or the
Pine Restaurant" situated at Hos. 8 and 10
CRrondelet street. On the eleventh instant,
plaintiff enjoined the sale, on the ground
that he had purchased the property for
5000. Yesterday, Judge Theard rendered
decision making the injunction perpetual.