New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-19
TIT: COURTS.
s1xhth District C0ssrt.,


the application for an injunction and the
appointmcnt of a receiver, calno up again
for trial w II. Hunt for Gctin, defendant,
j. S. Hawkins, curator ad hoe. Tor Edy. "n
Of the defendants, and Messrs. Billings ~
Mansfield for plaintiff.
After some further argument and the rule
hour having expired. the case went over
until Saturday, giving way to the great case
of J. II. Neung IS. thu Magazine Street
Railroad of Jefferson City. which, counting
Yesterday, has occupied the 2ttention OF shls
court for six days.
At three o'clock the case was closed 12A
went over until today.
Judge Uibble asked from the bench how
MANY more witnesses there weuld De, ALL
Mr. Cutler. attorney for MIR. Young. an
swcreu some ten. fifteen or twenty, "heft''t
Judge Dihhic smiled a most ghostiy sHle.
and ordered the Sheriff. to ADJOURN 'oc
Court without more ado.
Tho rain issue i'll this case appears "a De
whether the road had 50 failed III the coM-
pliince with its charter rs TO WARRANT tHe
Forfeiture of the same by the City OF Jefer-
son.
Defendants set up that Young bought tho
road from the city OF Jefferson Tor q song
1875. .009,, while plaintiffs assert that lis IN.
road had never paid y dollar o1 di''oeh"' II
was dear at any price.
Seventh .isfrict Court.
The case of A. Schater & Co.. Va. Pike
Rrosaer l. Co., growing out of the old brig
Colson matter, the fraudulent transactions
co,,pteteA with which created such Il STIR
in our city at the time of the expose made
through the columns of the public prints.
w:.s betor. the court yesterday.
The iury after able argument on Doth
sides retired. and after consultation orou9nt
in a verdict for the defendants. There Is
still another s,lit of similar character M
volvIn. a much larger amount. The case
decided y.ste-.lav, we understand. vii. DC
sixth District aonrs.
Judge Cooley yesterday decided number
| of additional cases III the matter OF met-c.
! politans suing .or thirty per cent additional
| salary, in favor vi plaintiffs. some thirteen
| in all.
These lie. isions. u. We understand them
! apply only to thoS. claimants who can show
| that they served tor the full term Of ort
| wear.
The case Of Hodge ". Given, Watts \
| Co., which involves the question AS 10 whrr
! commission merchants are o. are n"' act
! iny in Il fiduciary capacity, was argued be
fore Judge Cooley yesterday.
Plaintiff. through his attorneys, elaine
! that the firm, with whom he had no OneI
| account, had no right to place the proceeds
|
and that they were bound to keep thu
| funds separate unless the had been al,
| thorizeI ~ open AZ account OF that charac
! ter.
The amount IN dispute il $1,000. Judg'
| Cooleyin passing ul'oI; III exception SONS
time since, in this very case. held III :avo
of the opinion advanced By the counsel TO
, plaintiff, which Is directly opposite 70 tina
held by Judge Thtard i'll similar case:
Tn. case after argumeN; was s'.bnltto'
and taken under .dv!scnlcn..
! Fourth Di-iric. Court.
DR.. p;erre Tr;cou VI. Eranei. Fernando
A petition has been fled in this court %,
Dr. Pierre 'rricOu. against Francis f"rnan
! de-, tor.,oycr tAe sum of four hundred aH'
| n;netv-twO dollars to- professional services
from January - 20 November IL. 1870. en-
bracilig one hundred al. twe:.t E-:h:e: :.s!t
IT four dollars each.
Til. defendant ti..~ IN an>wc: and de
nland in r,conyen:io. oy Viii. Il hc c.him
that said DIR. Triccu. :!l+t".,d Of benettlng
him by his services, imposed upon him III
jury BY malpractice: and .urthcrn"r
! ceased satire!v 10 v;si: him. without notice
.,nt! at a time whcn the health of defendan
was in a critica! condition. and in conse
uuence of such neglect. defendant lost .h-c
teeth. which dropped flo,a his mouth m
perfectly sound condition. Therefore. a
prayS for damages in the sum OF $lo0o.
The several cases OF Glover odrntha
$. II. Kennedy :, Co. A Poincy 4 Son. mt
&. I. Bu,ldeckc x Co. against j. B. Shute
were before this couI; yesterday.
it seems that in tii. month OF July las
the said J. b. Shute purchased from III
parties above named va.iou> lots OF :loul
amounting in the aggregate to nearly 5000
and shipped the same a board ycsse
called the c. Y. Mi1ott. bound for Live:
pool having ut the same time ncgotiate'
from tie Citizens Bank advances of 81 J.
6S2 81, On drafts with bills OF ladin. al
tached thereto: said bills of lading bein
signed by Hca!y. master of said vessel.
Five days after said sales petitioner
above suspecting that all was not right. AM
not having payment for said -four as agreed
obtained from the Fourth District Court
writ of sequesrration on said cargo. aboar
the G. V. Minott. The Citizens Bank. ther
files suit i'll intervention, claim!n. that !
has prior right to the property throug
having made advances as aforesaid.