New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-22
THE COURTS.
supreme Court.


Supreme Court.
This tribunal rendered yesterday the fol
lowing decisions:
JUDGMENTS AFFIRMED.
Jesse r. Powell VS.. Jenkins g. Walker,
Brooks and Mcdonald & Co., intervenOrs.
In favor OF the plaintiff.
New Orleans Canal and Banking Compa
ny VS.. William Bailey and j. j. Macauley.
In favor of defendants. Justice TaliaferrO
dissenting
John H. Freeland vs. William Kyllested
g. CO.-GeOrge H. Vinten, third opponent
In favor of plaintiff
Francois LacrOlx and Etienne Cordeviolle
ws. Edward S. White. Judgment of nOnsuit
Schmidt & Zeigler VS.. A. Minnet.-In
favor of plaintiff.
Spencer Field VS.. BAYOU Sara Packet
Company ct al.-In favor of plaintiff.
Southern Dry Dock Company VS.. Bayou
Sara Packet Company, A. G. GOddin, d.
G. McCan and E. NJ. Rusha.-In favor of
plaintiff
Merchants Mutual Insurance Company
vs.. New Orleans Mutual Insurance Com
DanY ct al, and same VS.. Louisiana Mutual
Insurance Company ct al.
Mrs. L. L. Mann VS.. B. L. Mann.-In
favor of plaintiff,
Firmin Levasseur VS.. Widow de St.
Romes.
Joseph n. Willard ct al vs. John N. Pey-
ton.-In favor of defendant.
Lien of g. P NJ. Michael VS.. Mrs. +.
Bankston, widow, ct ais.
City of New Orleans vs.. Robert P. Smith
and sheriff
Henry Peychard, commissioner, VS.. Ev-
.erett Lane.
Saul Griffin VS. Charles Schaya.
Factors and Traders Insurance Company
vs.. the city of New Orleans.-Justice How
ell dissenting.
State Of Louisiana ex rel. William George
VS.. Board Of State Assessors, Jack Wharton
and others.
State of Louisiana ex rel William George
ct ais. VS.. James Graham, Auditor.
State ex rel Jack Wharton vs. James
Graham, Auditor.
Kelly q Swift VS.. Henry Buchanan.-The
plaintiff recOvers from the defendant $125
damages.
Succession of Rosanna Henderson.-Op-
position Of the heirs to the tableau of the
executor.
P A. Fazende vs. William w. Flood,
Mrs. Thomas j. Friend, appellant.-The
plaintiff RECEIVERS ten per cent damages on
the amount of the decree appealed from.
G.. LarOque Turgeau VS.. Jules Brady.
2. Z. Minor VS.. Florence Ventress, admin
istratrix.
William A. ElmOre VS.. Florence A. Vent
7Tess and James A. Ventress, executOr.-Af- |
tirmed, except as to the estate of J. n.
Brown, that as to the claim against the
latter as indorser there be Judgment of
nonsuit Cost of appeal to be divided.
Stern Bros. VS.. r. Fasnaeht.
Il. L. Tyree & Co. VS.. Sands & Co.
NJ +. Minor VS.. Florence Ventress.
,Cass g. Bowling VS.. L. J. Remark.
Heirs of Jacob Hoover VS.. York j. Hoover |
'et als.-The judgment in favor of William |
Shorter and against the plaintiff is affirmed. |
The Judgment in favor of the plaintiffs and |
against the defendants, Albert G. Over and |
Frank d. Atwater. is annulled; and it is or |
dered that there be judgment for these de- |
fendanss, recognizing them as the legal |
owners Of White Hall and Home planta- |
tiOns, and rejecting the demand of the |
plaintiffs, with costs of both courts.
Circus Street Infrmary VS.. the Board of |
Police Commissioner
JUDGMENTS ANEULLED.
Louise Seelstrang VS.. Nicholas Betz- |
Judgment Of nonsuit dismissing plaintiffs |
demand.
DR.. Samuel Chopin VS. w. B. Harmon |
and wife. This is on the appeal of Mrs. Har-
mon.-Ordered that there be Judgment in |
her favor rejecting plaintiffs demand /
against her.
Gilbert g. Lyman vs.. Kate Townsend |
This was a suit by a landlord for rent, re-
sisted by defendant on the ground that the |
house leased was used for the purposes of |
prostitution, which being against morals |
and reprobated by law, deb8rred the lessor |
from collecting said rent. In the lower |
court Judgment was against plaintiffs. JUS |
tee Taliaferro reversed the decision and |
gives Judgment for plaintiffs, Justice |
Howell dissenting.
Marie Mathilde Countess de Bethune VS.
Levy g. Scheuer.- The plaintiff recovers
from the defendants the sum of Sl15O, with
interest
j. B. Hubbard VS. Susan d. MOore.-The
plaintiff RECEIVERS from defendant S2l67 ID,
with legal interest. 1t is ordered that the
plaintiff has priority of lien and privilege
upon the property attached, and that the
same be sold according to law, and its pro
ceeds applied to payment
Lucien Bland ct ais. VS.. Edward Lloyd ct
ais. Judgment rejecting plaintiff s. de-
mand, with costs. Justice TaliaterrO dis
senting.
State Of Louisiana ex rel George AIban
ct ais. VS.. James Graham, Audit0r-The
mandamus is disallowed, and the petition
dismissed at the cost of relators.
Adam Trumbull vs. William A. Freret
ct als.-Judgment for the defendants, with
costs.
Sostenes Truxillo VS.. Jeannette Truxillo,
wife of Antoine Dalfres, ct als.-This suit
is dismissed, with costs.
Commercial Bank VS.. W. G. Harrison and
others. The rule herein is made absolute
at the costs of the defendant, Simon.
Charles GayarTe VS.. Gustave Sabatler,-
Jndgment in favor of defendant.
HnIda L. Stanton, administrative, US.
Henry S. Buckner.-This suit is dismissed
at the costs of plaintiff
JUDGMENTS SET ASIDE.
Charles Gallagher vs.. Pike, Lapeyre. &
Brother-Tbe defendants are to deliver to
the Dlaintiff ak one-ouarter leYee bonds for
$1,000 each, with eight per cent interest
coupons attached thereto since first of
July, 1868, within ten days from the date of
this judgment, on the plaintih paying to