Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-11-26
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
mondsv. November 2Sth, 1872.

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The Court Of Oyer ard Termner, Gensfal Ses.
sions of the Peace. Superior Court Court OF
Chaacery. and Orphans Court were tins morning
opesed 1t 10 o'clock.
o. motion Of Anthony HigeinA Esq, the Court
appointed JohnC. Patterson. W. Y. SpruAnce ana
George II. Bates, Esqrs., a committee to exaoine
Samuel A. McCallister for his admission to tho
Bar.
On motion Of Hon, T., F. lsayard, the Court ap.
pointed George Z. Gordon, U. u. Lore and samuel
y. .rHarrington, Esqrs, q COMMITTEES to examine
Mr.. John +. II. Polk. for his admission TO the bar.
\ On motion Of c. B. Lore. Esq, the Court ap.
pointed George B. Rodney, Benjamin Neilds ana
Garge Gray. Esqrs.. o. committee TO examine
Clarence +. Silver for admission to the Bar
A petition was presented to the Court by James
Corpus be granted fos the tody Of John Griffith.
I-Granted ~"
sheriff Il. l.. Armstrong, was qualified in the
| sum of $4,000, and produced to the Court his
| sureties. who were accepted james Armstrong
Abner Hollingsworth, John Evans, James Brown,
James Cranston. George W. Vernon. Henry Lentz
William Dracken, Henry II. McMullin and VIM
| H. Pierce.
The Civil List was then called. nnd the case,
thereon were marked for trial, continued, discon'
| tinusd or otherwise disposed OF.
ffst ease tEied was No. II. VIM. Baxter ~
| Phillip Ptunkett This was suit to recover fol
thtes promissory notes. SIS each, given BY VIM
| McDevitt, over the signature OF the firm OF INC
membsf) for the Individual debt Of VIM. McDevitt
which existed before the partnership was formed
The Court charged the jury in substance tina
ons partner cannot give note OF the firm for hi
individual debt, before the partnership existet
and bind his co-partner thereby Ia between tn
original partiss) without his consent, not even j
the money borrowed went into the frm. and We
used by il 1t was . debt Of McDevitt's; but !
you are satisfed 1t was given tor debt contracte
subsequently to the formation Of the cQ-part1er
AZ l.aRE Co. tAA <IAyo n
ant Gordon, Esq, for plaintiff; John G. Patter
son, Esq, for defendant
Samuel NJ. Harrington. EsQ., in behalf OF tn
COMMITTEES OF examination, appointed BY the Coul
reported that Mr.. John +. X. Polk, was duly quail
fiei to be admitted to practice law before th
Court who was accordingly admitted to the Ba
nv subscribing the oath Of Office, and paying tn
, On the favorable report of BENJAMIN Nield
} Esq, in behalf OF the committee appointed BY tn
Court, MIR. Clarence +. Silver, was likewise &C
, mitted practicing attorny before this Court:
Case No. g. was called for trial, it being Wiliiai
s. Williams rs. George Il. Clesver This was
case to recover damages for alleged trespass. Th
allegations of plaintiff was in substance as follow
!, That plaintiff had in March. ,lS1O. rented und.
certain conditions a farm of about 200 acres IN >
: Georges hundred, from George Ceaver, that
Immediately began to plant certain crops, ami Ir
pare tina ground for planting, when sometime
the following May, Cleaver gave him notice
leave. as he intended to farm it himself; II
a plaintiff ordered SO to leave. when shortly aft
: Cieaver appeared on the farm with some eight
q ten men and again ordered him to leave.
: He did not comply. when Cleaver immediatel
: took charge of the land with exception OF the te
nant house) and farmed it during the year, gat
. erlpg ell the crops together with that which hi
y | grown from The seed planted by Williams. On
a one witness had been examined to substantial
these facts when this court adjourned until
| o'clock, A. N Tuesday.