New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-11
THE COURTS.
J;sCt,,h District Court.

{; g.. ". New Orleans and Chatl tl,,onga Rail
rr;sA ". size City ci New Orleans ~ as.
| Nc. II.
! Ihis ,:.r, v1..et, involves: nearly AL. !; not
+; ali, the il ,ric-,tr ,s;nt. involved in the
: great iS>l:e InuehiliS tlc S!at,.- ~: The bat
| rur. on ae.+.: front. c".Uc On TO: i!7ii. amt
! :.fteS !. Lon: :ln",.nt Of documentary cNl-
denc. II.. ts..n ottts<,H. and Testimony from
| lo,ne u. or ;c.,iinT merchant. d0iilS h'l>'-
! ness OF the L.yc', :,>s,ertjng the alleged IL
I runven:enc.- 10 trad" and business result
: Ing t.ors s.;! railroad. WIS continued over
! unt. Wednesday. 'Ae tHcnfE-fith instant.
! The ollie gases, some Eve "r s'N ~ rum.
! tc.. involving like issues. we've continued
over un,i. ti. s:,St~ 't!,y, Judge bubble
agreeing ~ Ncs .I1.r, C... DAYS !os Ec'xlng <
f.. them.
!; In ~. ei~- q: .iu. State Of L".:-.aNa ~
. re; tSe:n &. ais. W.. tLc Sta:. Auditor Nj
/! ~nivis. = CAIN :.r '~stH = addit'on:,! com.
! pens,.'Ior on u.>>.~S!n'n:e. mace EV u" "!'I
E.c,r., O. :! Sor~, which WI. tisri'i'.. W
I: t.,yuy ii sl.- l.ourd by .'ud-s Dihbl- a fc'y
+; d.ys ago. III. Attorney General. represent
! irT ,,. .u.i:tnr sn.i the State. las arriit,!
! to. a ,l.,w t,ni. and the nat,"r W'l! be '!ir';
.on1,adis .-:.iy % Saturday. sis tuS~"n'!,
| !nS.:ir.~
Fourth District Cour..
! Iui.s Theard yesterday Ief,erc! an
! e.ah"ra.r opinion III the cs-e "i y. l.. Tnv-
:
VALIDITY q: Ntlc to iIDnovahle pr"I,eriy par
! cha -..I :;ou an apparent heir. The Judge.
4; :iti.s rcsir~inS the facts ot the ease. admits
| hy :npii. ...ion that the bona tidc purchaser.
! holiin, title from t!,c Rpparcn: or frs;anlcn.
| ,a,y her cni: not be DISTURBED in hi. pos
I session: bu, re ieIlirs il.a, Vii. II any ""o'!
/! faith ia tie pye@At c"-'. ar, concludes as
! follows:
4; f,..l lie foregoing il !. evident iohH r.
4 o., h,, ,.A fsA sIt
I! Of Eilsbt1 Glen, and tina: IL. tr"ndulently
on,sintSi, possession OF the estate. while Eti-
I! CATION w-.s still pending Il. /. the 'a!'i''y "l
! The wil1.
IL. s.-i 20 order " corr. {. ssli ii. 2.roI,.
4: crfy. IL. defendant, VIII" purchased :c
] private sa!r. had notice Of the pending cox
| te..a:iou o, she will ia II supcy!". sourt.
F; frcnl IRE certificate q; tie Surrogate. :'l''
I hence. j. h.& ::.itf. purchased ii. III. o"'.
{; re.l
J II ...r Mt =. urged that the pretended
! will e"nla he prutatri III Louisiana. "r have
F.. any sore. aud efe1, If it had none III New
I York. .he .iomicile of the dcrrdrnt: :nc i, =
. nei,h". an olot,r.HA.r. runcupati,e. nor Il
! mystic viii. no: ieinc clothed with any "i
{; the i1rInali:ie. prescribed by ~uT law. 'li
! the viii j. void L.. the Law oi the d"."ri:r.
T.. 3 ANA I. Story. Conflict -: I.:..>. =. ;';':
dresnt.ai. Evidence, :. t6S.
! - AMI. - }. l.. Cicu vas ir..nc'.l"H'ir
! placed II. un-s. ssior q! the estate. he could
! hl>. sun>rvCd Hs greater right :!ar 's"
=! himself had: liz. can not er"ns: ri.h. un's:
! the ,ao>; i..or..lc consideration. to !uv"
+, n"r. ::.aU - provisional ia.~>' ->l"!.: and.
/: therefore ..'il~ have conveyed no greater
r;chys. The a;,nost that Ii. could legally
; do va. ~ ease the property. and ~. !r.>:
! tina, H. .ond d., if the -,tit il. ;il' S'll;.m"
, Court s..~!.iin..tc! adversely =. ll- claim
: ~ou.. t.. I" account for al RENTS received!
I ARK. p!a . .s,:. .",r~a:-l.w il vc'>"-s:cn -.
. their prop, rtT.
: Sine. i,crt fore THE pretended: wiz wa.
: rot !. vii. u.col,iin: I" til" laws q: this
Sfat. q. declared ty the Second District
, Court. .n.. ha. been declared no. t" !,e :,
! VII. hy ~. Suplr,nc CouI. -" New foIh.
| John J.. Ky: acquired nothing under i.
and coui; .or>ey nothing, neither in Low:
! :s;ni.t ,.or IN New YORK: and he must. or.
Nii,,. j. ,i.c ..lce. His succession: fuI>t Dis.
| tr;hlr. '.!c V,".-rtv Hmong The heirs 1T i;sN
and .;...r ass! !n.1I ..r:orGln. in IL" laws q.
, New yor.. md the defendants mus: l.
, decree: =. p.. il. ia.: faith. and ordered !"
deliver :i- property rs q l,Hrt q: The success
, sion Of Elizabeth Glen. io, III" pUi"i.::-"r.
! o; any -: 'l.c property belonging t" said
succession Lad tuli and fair notice o: III.
i.eilin. ~ ipe.. III the Surrogate .ccrtiticatc.
Ii VI: lee noticeable .ha; n" attorney :Vr
absent heirs wa~ appointed IN ia: s'lrrc'-
sion III: Elizabeth t.eu. VII" would have
| beer notified. had one been appointed. u:
| the ap,.licatlon of J. f. Ccu. !"!' posse >-ion.
| e,c.. ana would hHy" opposed il. Such an
appointment was prrluded bv tue agency
! Of =. r. Cochran, brt he received 10 notice
! O. the Ialts proceedings of J. +. Glen.
! ueithe, i.aG h" notice OF the application !"
J pyobat.. the, pretended will. The torm:.li;ics
: OF the law were, consequently. no, compile!
with. II l.. l5;.
.Iudsmer; for plaintiffs Il. prayed for.
SUI: against the Chattanooga Railroad.
| S500.trH Cla:,ned.--Ihc poucEartrain Rail
road Company. OF this city. through their
attorneys. hiessrs. Lea, Penney & Miller,
| have entered suit in the Seventh District
Court. Judge Colcns, ciailnin. damages il
the amount %. 500. 900 against tie New Or
leans. Mobile and Chattanooga. Railroad
Company.
From II. petition filed. which is az 'x
-"eed n@lv ien..lyonc. we CLEAN III. following
items: Tie company sets ont h., alleging
that. il - @. by act ot Legislature. thcIy
we" endowed viii, !. perpetual Succession.
and al. III. II ghis and privileges iTcidcn: to
pIivat. .ol poTa'.ons. and with power no:
only ~ r"usti1,c; road from til" iavcc -
LAX" .@nci1a-,rain, but also 10 extend the
same {" any point III the city. with tho :.,n-
sent Of the municipal authorities.
Hy '!"!v charter they allege they We're a1!-
;l"rlZ"d 70 run in the si.ei, road or walking
avenue which, lines 'he space reserved II
rlysian Fields street by Bernard Marigny.
;nI tIowu under the name OF the Maric,l.v
Canal d, the time he established the old
aud nev Fanbourg Marigny. starting from
il.c head ~ said canal and extending To th"
Leve. -tI.ei, the lines. etc. established! un-
der the .ye Of the City Surveyor.
The route. they allcgc was lait! on: in ;;c-
cOrdanca with the ordinance OF the Coun-
81. which ordinance allowed the company
to use certain strips of ground. twelve feet
IL width on either side OF the fifty feet
purchased by thclA from Bernard Marigny
III 1884,. belonging to the city. as a public
place.
They iherenpuM constructed their road
upon Iii" said central fifty feet and STRIPS
with al tie necessary frogs. side tracks.
tables and other appliances, the whole at Il
cost Of SJ0o,V) Tha; by act of the LcGis
ia.ure they were allowed the right Of cx-
tending their road along the ieyec to Girod
street. which the city acuuicsced in. and
they thereupoE constructed depot at
Grod street, making the whole improve
ment worth $500 900. That they have been
in peaceful possession Of their route with
with the said strip of twelve feet, for
thirtY-tve years, and have run their road 10
the Lake with profit to themselves and ad-
vantage to the public, their road forming
nn important link in the commerce OF the
city with Mobile and the lakes.
In summing up they .allege that the Chat
tanooga railroad, through its agents, did,
on the second OF May. 1870 without war
rant of law and by fraud and violence. take
possession OF portions OF their roads,
tearing up and destroying the same, to.
gether with a portion of their buildings and