New-York tribune., 1871-04-21
CIVIL NOTES.

Abby w. Smith sued Gustave l.. Haust-
necht in the City Court OF Brooklyn $40 49,
tho value certain household furniture belonging to
her. and which, claimed the defendant obtained In
the Fall OF 1868 The defendant alleged that the prop
ery assigned to him by plaintiff In lieu OF ~ que M
| plaintiff Verdict for the defendant.
The action brought before Judge Gilbert in
the Kings County Circuit Court Wednesday, by Fred
erck Baker, against Amelia Dedery to test the validity
OF will which Surrogate Yecder had refused to admit to
from ali tho charges made against him by the defendant
OF having Improperly obtained the WIN by having eter
cised undue influence over the testatrix Inc amount Vi
| property Involved is about $1,000
In the Special Term of the Superior Court the
defendant In the of Ellen Ford against Frederick
W. Ford was brought before Judge Monell on writ OF
habeas corpus to release the defendant Ford was az
mony ordered by The Court. The dnes were t2co Dec.
Sn before Judge Spencer on notion arrest the
defendant for contempt In not paying tue annony Or
4 dered Decision reserved.
Before Judge Nelson, in the City Court of
Brooklyn John 7. Murtah brought action yesterday
to recover $4,000 from the Brooklyn and Coney Island
Railroad Company for injuries received by being thrown
under car the Company In Smith-st. Dec. 22 1870
Plaintiff claimed that he sgnaed the car and that Just
as he was stepping on the pa,lofm !. Ws t,a ,i hat %
win disable hun for life. Tho defense alleged that tho
pqh Without sop g' anG ap' slipped
and he went under the car. The Court granted non
| suit
The suit brought by Frederick Vassault, rs
assignee Of Garrett w. Ryckman, formerly Vice-Consul
OF the United States at Valparaiso against James Mur-
ply 5000 for services rendered by Ryckman
10 the defendant upon the occasion Of the seizure OF the
yess Townsend jones'" By the Government OF Chili,
whittier IL lad carried OF arms nnd munitions on
war, resulted In dismissal Of the complaint, on the
ground that the OF the vessel abandoned her on
certain date Chllian Government under protest.
that the agreement contract with Rycknan was made
for services rendered after that that the
masters authority. power OF attorney as master,
ceased when he abandoned the vessel and therefore, he
had no authority to make contract u bind the owner
OF the vessel Murphy uness such was specially approved
Of the owner; and finally that Rycknan had notlce
Of all this before he made tho contract
Catherine Keveney sued the Excelsior Life
Insurance Company yesterday In the Superior Court to
recover Is policy Of insurance issued on her
brothers. fe in March, 1862 Upon the death OF the In
sured 10 September following tho Company refused to
pay the money alleging that premium had ever been
rad that false and fraudulent were made to
tho TO the deceased III regard TO hs healt
ipasInuch lie sufferer from dei11um Fepensi
that Keveney being unable TO pay the first premium
s3s C6gave bis prOmiSsory note for that amount i{
able within days from March n. 1862 and that TINS
noe was not paid when IT became due. Judge Freed
man dismissed tho complaint, holding that when the
note was paid al maturity the policy became 'old,
oven II it had been in existence.