New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-18
THE COURTS.
Eighth District Court.


Esnard ct ais VS.. the City of New Or
leans.-Ip this case, which involves the pay
ment by the city of blue metropolitan war
rants, there will be az argument before the
Eighth District Court on Friday morning,
the nineteenth instant, upon the motion of
the city, asking for a trial by jury, to which
plaintiffs object.
Sauvinet VS.. Walker.-In this suit, in
which the Civil Sheriff got Judgment against
the proprietor of the Bank drinking saloon
in the sum of $1,000 for refusing to serve
him with refreshments on account of his
color, suspensive appeal has been taken
to the Supreme Court, returnable in Nov
ember next.
Suit Against The City.
Mr.. David Magner has entered suit
against the city, claiming damages IN the
sum of five thousand dellars. He alleges
that on the twenty-fourth of October, 1863
his store and dwelling at the corner of
Dryades street and Triton walk We're
forcibly entered by mob OF citizens, who
destroyed and damaged his stock of grocer
les and liquors to the extent of three
thousand dollars. Furthermore, that he
was arrested and imprisoned by said mob,
thereby causing him TO suffer loss from
inability to attend to his business, to the
extent of two thousand dollars more.
The r. Z. Lee vs.. the city-ln this case
an Injunction has been granted restraining
the CITY from the imposing OF levee dues,
on the ground of the illegality of the ordi-
nances providing for imposing and collect
ing the same. The court, at the same
time. ordered that the city should be
allowed TO bond the injunction. This case,
before it is finally decided, will probably go
to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Fifth District Court.
City of New Orleans VS.. Stoddart Howell,
late CITY Treasurer.-In the suit of the city
of New Orleans VS.. StOddart Howell, late
CITY Treasurer, and the sureties on his
bond, new trial was granted by the Judge
OF the Fifth District Court, Judge Leau-
mont, and upon the new trial judgment has
been rendered in favor of defendants sure
ties, but against Howell.
Second District Court.
Appeal of the Moses Fox case.-The suit
of Moses Fox, praying to have probated an
alleged codcil to the will of the late John
McDonogh, in which it is pretended that
$500, 600 was left to the said Moses, has been
appealed TO the Supreme Court from the de- |
cision of Judge Duvigneaud, sustaining the !
plea of res adjudicata made by the counsel |
of the cities of Baltimore and New Orleans.
The security in this case upon appeal is
John l.. Davies, chief clerk in the Auditors
office.
United States Circuit Court.
In the case of j. p Tweed VS.. b. +. |
Flanders, the plaintiff, in whose favor the |
jury recently gave a verdict, has been or |
dered to show cause, on the twenty fourth |
instant. why there should not be an arrest |
OF Judgment on grounds filed.
The case of John Henning VS.. the New |
Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga railroad, |
being a suit claiming damages tor alleged |
injuries, came up for trial, and jury was |
impaneled.
Commissioner Weller's Court.
Louis Schultz, carpenter on board the |
Havana, against whom an aft |
davit had been made some days ago, and |
for whose arrest q warrant had been issued, !
was apprehendeG yesterday, and gave bail
to appear for examination.