, 1873-05-12
THE COURTS.
Law for Common Carriers and Mar
ried Women. =,
The Question Of Damages by the
Forfeiture Of o Lease.
More Partnership lnjunctions.'.Enjoin"
ing a Husband.

fnd a Husband.
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Bankruptcy Matters-..0pinions Pub.
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An interesting and Important case, tnvo!rinB
tho law Us to tho rights aud duties of carriors
upon our inland watore, has boon tried in tho
Giss,,,t ra,,ss $50 ~. - 1,,sSs n.s.t.'
sS o.'e"s ooa.' ootoie nls iao!or 'aogu H., ooosn'
aud a verdict rendered on Saturday. lilo cnso
was Dorm Knapp agninst tho Union Steam.
boat Company md aropo out Tho loss OF certain
so,us u '1u p1a'lsl1.' "i'en "sto ehppeu " uoR
~ Mauoh ohank fohn:, her former sosidonoe'
Kuapp, No. so5 Clinton street. Chicago. Tho
[o,s ra,,,aar 49, =. w. e.saas ,,,n, ,,.,n
.,as e'.upa5' WIZ assoea ,,.'.a Mnn p".a.
TN to send tho goods to Chicago via
tho aamo route tho plaintiff camo.
h,,rc,, AMI, Fort w,yra Roads and t1,.t aim
,so,'1d psao,.a ,.as aaas -. .,,o a,I,o ;1on,. a.
Wonla rscolSo hor aooos NJ .ae SANE ,,, uepo. ~
however, without hor knowledge; we're shipped
by different route, ytz: by railroad to Buffalo,
and from thonco By tho propollor noanoko. Of
tho Union Btoanboat Company, to Chicago,
where thoy arrived M tho ooth Of September,
1871, and wero burned III tho warehouse OF the
l1fen1aut "a framo building conuectol with
tho Uompanys dock on sorth Wator atrcot,
fronting on tho rlyor) in tle grent Chicago fro
Of October Q, 1871. On the tyial tho defendant
proved that on the arrival Of Tho goods at Chi
cago thpy usallch u writton notseo thereof to
'" John Knnrp Chicago, 1l's.,"' WITHOUT giving
tho stycet Or number Of his residence, ,hleh nd
tho marks on the goods. Tho notice titus rent
uoyer reached tho consigned, but was returned
to tho Company through tho mail, mot
tho goods was aont, and mono mas received by
tho conBlgnco. Tho plaiutiff 10 marriod wo-
oral years ago. 4 portion Of tho goods woro
der pnrchaaed Hince hor marriage with hor own
earnings. Upon these facts tho following queH-
tions OF law arose:
First: Could p1aintin. being married woman,
recover for tho loep Of tho goods. or must tho
action bo brought by tho husband7 Tho atatuto
Of Pennsylvania, Us to tho rights Of married
women, passed III 1918, was shown to DO IN sub
stanes Tie aamo g tho married women,s act Of
this Stnte adopted IN 1e81. Upon this the Court
hold that as to oil tho goods, except those pur-
chased with her earnings utter marriage, sho
vas entitled to mainsnin the action, but that
to asso ocame mh BY tho "sF
tle property OF tho lusband, the statute
Of Pennsyivania, IN force Ut the time not having
changed tho common law as to tho wifo'a carl-
inBs, and under thla ruling Aor husband "as bold
W oo coulpetoht "ltne5a 1of Aef under our
statute.
second Must casrter By water give the con-
signee notice Of the arrival OF goods
Third: II 60, was the notice sent by the Com
pany " tAo consignment mark incsudod The
btroes anu numpeT q the cohaignce or reasons
an!e aL!lgenco conld mayo uncovered the aame)
sueaene Ma 9 70 a.scharge a4 tho carriers liability
carrier BY water must give notice at the arrival
ol eooah ana TINT tno hotico must follow tho
consiennaeht-mark as gwen ~ INC cohsguor, or
A leasonap4o e1e9ae lor nos pelng aplo % sivo
6ueh notlce must DO tufhl6ned ootoro Its liability
oan a, oe discharged.
1ne 1nty gave Ve1a'ce 1or tne nla'ntt5t. ana
@ssessea Ms5 nof aa1nses o. sooa. ~: FRANK D.
Cla"aol@ IN WI w! hdGpn Mobos 1o5 t1o Pla1ntiu,
n.' A,a1 ~ eoq alt'nv.. 1 ~ s..o astenuaL.. m
at;,; ~" asAea as' iuass 1 - " pasAoiaSf;
l.; q po'!Stou 1ot tpsio" we, W natu5aAy: nl9u
Woi1a Tt.e yn'9a . nsaees ote9tS m uoMrs 9y n. -.
Go hankrnta @ M to thn ~ decai"n ~ liz nTMn na.
ttos oouls W .ae1s pe1tlon sohaso aamages 1of
naa u " a M u tne .oaae o. tno Prems9a occu
, boI " snon ~ tno o".ihiutt " Eloesealusa Ia
nsora tR ou H. G,a ~
prove the sanao aealnst 1he cstato alleg'nB 1of
cause nc ,9g ,Iouomlng efrora g. =,
,e tta ~ & W. ~ u, neo ~
o. aas .ne auKFnps aw, ene asseaemens 2, sne aao
aa anoSgu - sa'u pu.ittou " t naso peo ean
H;e1eh, ad aI,a Xna ~efo no' oonssosefseo OF de'
o'Ga ny & tae d;,aatg Astsgn2e. e. ,,,, n,, ~,
t ~ ~ ~ 4dsaca.ts ~ e9iae annGr sn9 assebs'
a1na - - slI IT, Maoseo ~ naf9 ueen sus-
ea anas ny eae t pet,tonols " as unauaanseo GAM
nseS allslns out ol Gontraet 9I pl9mlHo OF ealo
Gani ihtupts anu 1of which saau .0aaKtuPt6 wefe
Aap1e. n' NM
1ae rent pelng slOuoo per annum.
uanAPrH rAn1NEas.
~ lho @ enu a VI coRar.4e1snlP anatrels is not yot
1n tHo supreme Oouft, UaVld hoeu, OF the frm
~ !eeu . o"Tsotl, s1oue-"oik Gontractors, n4ea
w! aGalust James DhW6on. Gompiaahant ano
DaWason, sa, u; entcSeu INTO Yernn! contract OF CO.
p4lsnetanlp, and nave carried On nhslne6s for
.u nGe tin.e ~, s1iy snGceasiniy comPialnsnt sup
Plyin8 Tue 1u11 Of Tue capital ana detenaant the
ptallAe. ING p!ll alloees tnat doienahht has
t uoan IN atato OF constant lnsoxcation TOT aomo
emo past, and nna, "nllo under the influence OF
making the worEmon drunk. promising thom , OK \
aaao1otnaIy nd 3y increases OF wages, compromising