New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-05
THE COURTS.
United States Circuit Court.


, The great suit of Henry r. jackson
against the Vicksburg, Shreveport and
!exas Railroad Company was decided by
the dismissal of the bill Of the complainant
The cause has been pending six years. and
: the original bill denied the validity OF a
certain transfer Of stock made. The judge
decided: II can come to no other c0nclu-
sion than that the sale OF the Nlcksburg,
Shreveport and Texas railroad. made Oh
February 3, 1866, to John L. Ludeling and
others, must stand. and that this bill must
be dismissed with costs"
The cause of W. Deiean against James
+. Casey was continued until the ninth in
slant.
Time to advise was taken in the suit of
John Thompson, Jr., against Henry Rugs,
| a minor.
Judgment by default was taken in the
case Of William r. Hodges against Adolphe
Mennet.
Suit has been entered against the Am
monia Propelhng Company by the Water
town Steam Engine Company, for the sum
| of Sll70. said 10 be due from a failure of
the company to take four of ten small en-
| gines they had ordered from the plaintiffs,
| and which, ii is claimed, were manufactured
| to their order.
The suit of W. T. Ellet against Butt,
Flash & Lyon, was decided against the de-
PENDANTS, and plaintiff RECEIVERS $2l46 30.
The Good year Dental Vulcanite Company.
who originally obtained injunctions and
subsequens process against certain defend
ants for infringement of their patent yul
canite, obtained in their favor several
decisions yesterday. which recite that they
are entitled, from the defendants named. 10
all the profits which have arisen in each
case from the employment of the vulcanite
base, to be investigated by the master 10
chancery, beside granting against each de-
fan1apt ;pirpptinn mi.
the use of the aforesaid patent material. |
The defendants are Charles c. Hawiey. |
Bracey Il McCraw and others, while de- |
faults were taken in two cases.
The application for an injunction against |
the Louisiana State Lottery Company on |
the part of Senior Gonzales was continued
until the eleventh.
The jury in case of the libel against the
cigars found in the mandatory of G. Nedit.
found for the defendant.
In the case of the Sisters of Charity OF ST.
Vincent de Paul against Octave Antoux, the
jury rendered verdict for the full amount
claimed-Sl6l7 So.
The grand jury were discharged until the
ensuing Thursday.
Third District Court.
A suit has been decided by Judge Emer-
son involving the right of the city to collect
levee dues under the city ordinance made
and provided. The city claimed from the
schooner J. &. Whippie levee dues on ton
mage to the amount of Sl7 50, and entered
suit before the second justice OF the peace |
Defendants excepted, on the ground that
the ordinance under which the suit was III
stituted is regulation of commerce. and III |
violation of act one, section eli ht, clause |
four, OF the constitution of the United |
States that the tax or levee dues imposed
by said ordinance is IN violation OF article |
0ne, section ten, clause two, of the cons-.tu-
ton of the United States, being a tax on
tonnage.
Judgment was in favor OF the city in the
over court, and was affirmed on the ap-
zeal. .
Fourth District Court.
Jean Marie Lamothe We. the SUGGEST 1n of 4.
-ouls Parher.-IhIs case comes before the :
curt on an opposition filed by the creditors ,
Il the succession of Louis Parker which ;
has been administered upon be- ! a
ore the Second District Court
These creditors claim 10 be entitled to
reference on tie property which was sold
= order OF this court to pay a mortgage | h
ote due to plaintiff. with confession Of
ldgment and the clause OF non aliell0nGo |
lhe court said: have no right to pass on :
&c merits OF their respective claims. be- .
ause they are probate matters belonging .
roperiy to the jurisdiction OF the Second
district Court. ,
A-Sl tuC IKE iUcItAOIt. 20 uTSI OeIOre ! T.
he Second District Court to have their
aims recognized and approved by said 5
yurt aud then renew their rule before me.
nd l will listen to the same. But. Tor tie
resent, think it is premature. I
sixth District Court. p
The Louisiana State Lottery COMPANY /
as brought suit against Antonio Gonzales d
II $50, 900, urging that the defendant for Z
re past year has inflicted this amount of g
lmages on the company in the sale OF lot "a
ry tickets. %
In the case OF the company against cl
orEio, the latter has taken rule to show u
Iuse why the case against him should not D.
!, transferred 10 the United States Circuit a.
curt. on The ground that he is a subject of Id
e King of Spain. Returnable April il. a
Seventh District Court. o.
ID. {. McCan VS.. Benson ct als-In this
se John c. Libano. made defendant. .,
eads the general issue. and for the an =,
VeIlng, AYERS that ne does not own tie l.
eamboat Governor Allen, but sold it 20 -
,hn Benson, wLo assumed all liability OF o.
e boat; that If the bill is correct. Benson II
liable to him i'll warranty. He prays
at whatever Judgment is rendered | n,
,alnst bin he rendered in warranty IT,
,ainst Benson, il defendants favor m
alntlft claims sum Of money for work a.
ne on the steambo a;
II. IL.
iCrOix, owner OF steambOa Hunter.-This sr
a suit for 5000 50 for coal furnished said 81
eamboat. A writ Of sequestration was Io
ued. A.
jules Aldige has brought suit against the Ut
y, alleging that in 1868 1863 and 1871 he ar
IS owner and proprietor of the Bienvi;le 30
W Orks in the business of manufacturing Do
II selling cotton seed Gil OF his own man ~
acture: that petitioner was exempt from 20
V tax !alu by nrniciual ioY,.
I the CITY OF New Orleans, in violation ey
law, presumed 70 impose on him $5G4 as
license to carry on his business for the de
rec years above mentioned. Petitioner .J0
uer threat OF prosecution, was compelled hi
pay. Adigc institutes this suit to re- -
yer the SUN OF Std. II
John A. Perkins has brought suit in this 10,
rrt against the knickerbocker Life In
rance Company OF New York, doir0 >:
siness il this city through its agent, a pa
Craig, to recover the sum Of SiS6i with On
crest. Perkins was employed by the S0i
npany as solicitor by the year was dis A.
irged without any cause and now sues wi
amount of salary Que him. hr
Eighth District Court.
Yrs. Harriet S. Ball, by the Attorney 30t
neral. has entered a suit, under the in oUt
sion act, against Franklin J. Heron and an
s. A. \. c. Messina. to regain possession !
the Office Of State Librarian, which she OF
iius is now Illegally held by Mrs Messi- bel
under an appointment made April |, Gu.
=. by +. j. Herrcn, claiming to be Sec y, /
airy of State. She represents that she :.
s appointed to the Office bv George +. 1t
wee, Secretary OF State, in January, 1870, t
that by the inaction of the last Legisla- she
e, or the suspension of BOvee, he is ac- rs
dinghy restored to his Office, and never are
ing revoked petitioners appointment, It i