New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-11-28
THE COURTS.

The Supreme Court will hold no session
until Monday next, when decisions of I'M
| pOrtant cases now under adyisement will
be rendered.
In the Sixth District Court the case of an
uptown resident, who .sued the owner of a
neighboring house tor $40, 900 damages, aris-
ing from his act in renting the house to a
club whose conduct had injured him in a
sum only to be compensated in that amount,
was decided by Judge Cooley in favor of
defendant. The judge held lessor should
| not be held responsible for the acts of
| tenant, and in case the conduct Of the club
was in violation Of peace and order, it was
case for the police, and not the civil law.
Judge Cooley also rendered an interesting
decision in the case of d. A. Blanchard
against the city, in favor of the city. Plain
tin sued the city for $llO0. with interest
from judicial demand, claiming that. as
clerk Of the City Council of Jefferson, ne
was entitled to be paid as such his salary,
consolidation Of jefferson City with New
Orleans
The plaintiff was an officer of the Council
of the city of Jefferson, under krieder's ad-
mlnistratiOn. and the Judge decided that, as
an officer OF that government or council, he
had no more Fights than the councilmen
themselves: their offices having expired by
law, his. as clerk. also expired and he had
no claim for salary. In this respect he was
different from an emplOye under contract
with the city for wages. who might cue III
der his contract, after the council contract
ing with him had gone out of office
there are several other cases now before
the courts involving the same issue. and
this decision is looked to as decision in
the others.
United states Circuit Court.
j. W. Wicks ct al. VS.. w. II. Reynolds-In
the United States Circuit Court, Judge Du-
rell presiding, c. E. Whitney. as solicitor
has filed bill in chancery, asking an in
junction to restrain W. H. REYNOLDS from
manufacturing certain revolving portable
screw cotton press. The suit is brought by
j. W. Wicks, Of Texas; w. r. Warnell. Of
Georgia: w. G. RaOul, of Louisiana, and j.
NJ. Douglas. also Of same State The amount
involved is large. and as the question is
purely one OF infringement, the case will
necessarily take some time The complain
ants are owners OF the Brooks patent revolv-
ing cotton press. Both presses are on eXhi-
bitiOn at the State Fair, and their similarity
has been remarked by most observers.
United states Commissioners Court.l
On Saturday morning last dispatch was
received from one of the Customhouse
boarding officers at Southwest Pass giving
information OF serious mutlny among the
seamen of the British ship D. W. Chapman.
which vessel cleared from this port for
Havre on the twenty-iirst instant. Mr.
Woodruff the first officer of the ship. was
terribly beaten. His wounds are considered
dangerous. With no little effort the mutinv
was finally suppressed and the offenders
placed under arrest. These facts coming to
the knowledge of United States Commits
sioner Weller, he issued process for the
arrest of the mutineers. and it is understood
that the marshal having applied for and OBJ
tained the Use OF the revenue cutter Wilder
ness, has gone down to the Pass 20 bring up
the prisoners for trial The prisoners were
expected to arrive here last night and Will
probably be examined by the commissioner
to-day.