New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-06
THE COURTS.
THE ERIE RAILROAD SUITS.

Ivy FIELD, ESQ, TIE HON. LYMAN TIRE
MAIN, AND THE HON. ANIASA J. PARKER.
Four several motions in as many cases III
regard TO the Erie Railroad Company have just been
made at Albany before the Court of Appeals All the
suits but one were what known as the Ramsey
suits" The Hon. LYMAN Trcmain, who appeared for MI
Ramsey in making the motion IN the first case said
The title the Re Railway Company ag ks'y et al
iai xP rures 10 move together Tie cr appeal from
Trst DpsTna i'm osng upon JooPh H. Ramsey for violating an
rgnc orir 1 S s Nm I s NJ RlsSy c. end others The
second apns IN spI zeal RON an orl 81 ne lu
s coel vii @ to the Gour, how these Appeals
" The r. ace an SFsr Ss ro n 5 S @ cn, IN
G ron which had been issued BY him On the euiu Of
.1 fS Sc Jsi's BsiSsSi ., Special Te a. ssaass him
oTs " & Rari msie second order imposing penalty Of
ro Ll. The department entertained the last appeal ana Ss
haze siP IRON both orders The last e; Of The department
Tbs e. or ' eIoaSst ~ soe et t Is w sut con-
Court district An injunction procured iro1s SsV
B1n-Ti on November 1862 restraining deienln. E
w srs e,, "f,m proceeding any further IN he acton law We eog
ad dc.tnatt,, and from conan nc ng or Raj,
cimm,ueeL any o'aer action u similar nature Asin'' ''
' served gySo Mr. GaTsy Of ne a SS d FspcP'
NoTcInbg l D. On Tie lt DAY OF Dtctm''l
tbs We s9o cd upon h1%.'{ ,oS, Hose on the
show e're ier as, lSiSri ~ my 6 @ contempt violating
2fh Dec. ~ W d. so.a NOV F r in tie reion brought BY
TS l Al M srong other things vss shown ths' amer the
% e.rc On Ramsey he cons t viii his eo1Rl ss
Sha, 1o gr;as that ii ff f.. Wa f H. jaSe BssT
Surrme Court AZ G.Ii Ifd h an Injunction to he void and
|te =, r.. rr,cI; be subsequently informed that
ls 20 the INJUNCTION in ths action came On ts G
-rr pda &c in the complaint o. aISou'Hs
iece ~ rP III &c E sb E .aya faaHt aPsaace
& elc - umeaii tat IN dong es esr ne advice
n h @ @ ccyn he bad the right 70 t. ag am n1' m ne h
& % 10 intentional contaHi; q The Court or its oTitrs
tr-, 'Lf @ ,I Ts lsd Jcieie Willard Dii Reir,e to
ee'l o. M yfrd re dSr1age 10 amount $685. and the
en,e d. eee tPe s Ies' M RAM - se5 dgstie With
500 dc c,' SD esyries q ~ RTT o nIa 5 1 s1Sg cost
rc decision I'D na!ion in the premises Upon the
f he appeared that the injunction this ae on vas
i .,icreTs for the defendants Could Iisk and The Ede
Uae er7r IN re case Of ksmy against Lem ana oaTf
lgl to ' rcsi2eT Of the Enc Road ufon
o Cier Ieurnatls on the IAN Of DefeGeeT
CSC s,t G al the service Of the 9srG lon herein 90
D5 ,,f,l o. ne 2h NoyeRbeT hs. . was s4s
BY he ec.l ~ '.f , WIN Rsmsey slSu not he punished
T. rel W oa nuslyto have been eValded gT sah sei
~ n We, ysn fling Of exceptions T. the report before the
sryumea ths moion uo NE coming ~ " - ~ he c., s
Term Of the supreme The General Term ,iler argument o.
refie re- and mode other appealed from BY
e.s %, o 81 pSo1 ' TroS both tie Order, Of Gene
e d,eaat appeals TO ias Court and makes tue i0i 0ns
The o sr, made suigns defendant Ramsey guilty o. con
eIal. order All order Diminishing appeal erroneous; II
cue Court op his apTca iuannh the Corr; leov r2te ff
our imposing gua this Oau should upon tie ea from TIE
H. Soh these oIje55 sppealabe oth Court Abbott L. S
i ,s5 '; s .si s F 1s s sa G of
unciion W void ai entitled neither respect obedience
HeA eslois re o' th'1ee never s~ b an ~ "a h
acton 'I9, p, 70 Ss+ M S rT sDl he Of
sie gOf pTir n Ou
.u uuc would uo le gaue in ta3eer to t1y proc eg,
relief prr the Code the doctrine has been
s mi, l s sivays geen held rogef to Tant an irjue
oon rsiag "a oi.t &c ION ieS . ~ no i
Tho cu aHegI 70 cay Proenss at s. Ialt was oE 10
eoa not be eaai'cd in sour ~ Of LAW a, II S II or
from protesting viii hi. suit M in tie only court which had jHr'e
~ he slrrsse Court in the Frst District having deliberately
adsgel injunction absolutely VOID al at dso4
coeo1t eosn e. learned law he eou lawfully properly
esse ss s EGe i sIaay coma amy 81 Barb G Be-
only ai e court a.e aeT qf , saS an 3 OF emit s
l-' VII, te9 ioce TO case Tse5e s e p & n
,n. county jail soyrme Court and C2a' Of ApIe possessing
t5i es'e w.a ur,, sr. fS'et ss e53 Of Sion m
sro1 list be houd be aulgd guilty Of contempt for 50 doing Il
M he decision j Barb wrong a5d that the Court would rer 'n1
j. tbs not The PT9PsI vt o1 the do C 80 @
i-'o law punfhrg r oe ing tie law dnius and
c5a or ,be sa sSSsas oi conduct isrsl 9hh the led
ssofs t. es@ eS gslsl p re az 10 lha, d
g.a rseq so,io 1 oI0 l os "a R.s .
ron sriaI Lhs las . toe T. , f % Bar
entirely because he proc eags before Inn were Wholly s I
,Se Judge were uiaurs following rsrtcrs viz; J. ne
motion we're ,qdc upon one =. n9 &c. OF E w. ne
before the referee AID on which he nede s rc@t
T Ts' . aS1s sS ss rendered sher tie service u
~ motion Por Tg for contempt The order to SHOW cause
egslN Of
etu al caly punish for the dsres Sustained up The
judge Bssard proceeded 70 eneI The motion 10 NJ
say N s 0 sf 9s'o' Of NJ eSs.% eSFase ioI ansry
~ i AM t - 40 o %, s c XIV XVI, rn ie ~. 20 ,0
D.! te Code and Tie rglt 70 lie exceptions TO the report
within eigh days given by the aes (Ru ) Such cIepion were
reige that he lal erred determining the f. co. y 49,
VII II the Injunction vi tie eFosiOa Of e26 eoail
i,fs a, I' q ,1s 1as va Th0 Nigel This point s"sd
mi, Cos s arbitrary allowance Downing 20, Mar
shall y n h s9 ana IN pyn go Paelso p ID az N1,re
. ia he cpt cc lie Chancellor ie TAI he oH s1e 70 6
imposed tie taxable costa Of tie motion 10 punish contempt
Viii Yosr eog, lawfully be imposed foI any this cse
rnuic ely Of Tie Ehe Railway The hight or
tbe ioers ag ordinary motion CD bal ur eoB Of
e , iaa % e, CIDER =. Gi s s ss J.
ca Ya I ,Is y one o Is Sis or se s tI I ls
thereof Ramsey bs neither defeated inare4 4ee any Of s
caari Of 5 State should CONDEMNED by The unconditional reversal Of
ti' o3-r ana q,a ieI por and irltca Ter o ClSoi
lie hands citizen and " vented h lawful attempt 10
-.n iT Gol and the Erie COMPANY Although two
oons special Term to vseste IT, II was trsly dissolved
,a sf 10 General Term vet leaves now ~ IT, poisonous sting
records Of the Court sgsn br Ramsey Of
rt snd mi.hleut that be tHe OF 800 OF ge imprisoned in
Colnr sL That such IN arbitrary nd stose 100 frosty
AM that Le influence o tie nsh tbGnsi
a hi s. M nav ss sud conservative is submitted that tie
orl.r should le entirely set aside
The Hon. Amasa j. Parker. appearing for the Erie
Railway Company said he should argue the appeal from
the order Of the First Department. made Nov 1870 dis
missing the appeal from the order of the Special Term
made Feb lj 1870 declaring the defendant gu'ty OF
contempt and ordering reference to ascertain the dam