, 1873-12-11
Important Decision by Judge Btodgott
In the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Case.
Henry Suits Against tie City."'Dank'
rnptcy Items.


yauia nailroad Company against John B. shor-
man and othcra. Tho facts hayo already been
published, and arc also given in the opinion, Of
uhoh we give very full abstract, on account
Of the magnitude Of the case.
Tho notion, said the Judge, iB in covenant on
leaso made, Oh tho declaration ssatos, April IA,
1864 between tile plaintiff and the defendants,
and ono Joseph MoPlerHon, ginco docoasod. It
was agued by Samuel W. Allorton and Joseph
McphGfaon. on behaIf OF themselves and the
other defendants Archibald II. Allerton mud
leaaed to dofondants cortain atock-yarlH near
Pittsburgh. Tho declaration contains thtca
counts, generally a1iko, all alleging the exocu-
ton Of the lease by Mcpherson aud s. y. Ailer-
two defendants. Divers breachos Of tho eovo-
nants Of tho 1ease are alleged, BY which plaintiff
'allcges It has sustained great damages.
70 this declaration, tho plea Of non eat factum
issue Joined, THIS plea is verified BY Sherman
only, for himsolf and Allerton, and 1t s object
cd that 1t is therefore, not good. rs to a. II. A.
lerton, ani he must DO held to hnvo admitted
the execution of the lease AZ nlleged.
BY the thirty-third section Of tho Practice Act
Of Illinois. passed in 1871, it Is enacted that tho
plea denying tho execution Of all instrument
must bo verified by pilidavt, but with proviso
think the proviso broad enough to justify
the denial by Sherman III bclluif Of A. II. Aller-
ton. It evidently contemplatcs that Bome por-
son other than the dofcndant may deny tho exe-
en.lou u ena tnatrumene snea ols anu suco pet1 '
belief, and think tho plea good as to both the
delondnnts who hayo interpoaou it. The oaao is
lMa.foaucea ~ n ex.uenc9 o. " PIanu'l, 70 auPpor'
aaT nnir a ,s ~ tn ott,or
d. not onncar IN tho ~ hodv ~ o tho jnat,,enI
nor have they. nor auy ono for thcn, signed it,
nor purported to Sign It iii their behalf.
us t"., e's1.,a.h ;ip p1op%Isuu % H., ~ Hnfe;,ny
s!tos'o . Ss1aeneo' lnat sne oe'eaan'ss 1. ,1o r.
~ Rarsies, an wsle poaeu' ana iof LIN tIa
PuIpoae ~ no nas mtroauceu proot SHOWING sn!s
aa9 tt ,1r ax se II
~ o ~ ~. .nn,r ~ ,n ora,,arta
@ " .ho n o ara o Mmo Grv
us o pansess nao a la'e ueluSsor ta
t sau M w W. n., hat a1'u ~
tar,9,s a1 ,oon o oaaed ,om .n
a.nt A. nonaa ant ~ arnanr IN aa te ;natruont
M "aas i, tne.l naes M W ~ tMe at1',
a taoe aeted ~ to that tov warn nonsoroa
nort'oa o"1 - t,a,. ia nat dssont
hS ens was a .ne
In nrom;sas Ink t,i,cmit;oa aroso a',;1 tho two
o . pus recmn ~ ,c ncose "nn o
suit, suit il Which they sycrred md moved @ tlat The
Lease was lor Tue oe neo III " at a. tne e on.
ai ~ snu G Saog, ~ tia,a +o 10 nr
a @ ny ne ~ p" ~ 10y LIZ a.
tha fn,tiiI'nant @ ~ ia ooyonauta III n sn,1;nn
aiioaet;nns amd ""1 nrnnfs ~ "A'A 'os1
a4sRht.ons, W. ana Htoos + ot,.,a ~ TIN o,rsa,,t
~ H. t1vn dafs1"nts ~ tha iaosa c1ont;T niTor.
~ ~ ra"d tho noso ;n ov;Jon"a III 'iofnt,ants
ohtaat "H 1i,a onnat;a, +i,an nrosontod ;u Ncan :
am 0ronF n.,ann',t III; 1oeJ en
y H. ~ ',t ia;,,;,o, tora.
20 w. tt miaa suo w. s:'i J.; - ~
tIat We must ] look to tic nstrument a alono. and
~; " ;,f .an ~ ~ l.asa %
- nIn,p t ua aHens JoeJ IJ ,rI,;n
r 41 a - # t ,,aa1 nct oa1 a
inst",iort # thnra M @ =, pn soai nj viii a ,,re.
1 ,ntrp st'Is "oat 1
sea!ou hny oo d ~ bn ;nl
H. ~, ous 'uv nj, , tbo a"o sn,ra
nf tha ,,artn orah;n hrseaa r,us Vim, ,nstr1'.
a - nta T.; ns> .,a1sa ,asa, -,raa
~ ',,oaa - a!,n ,'o'J u sro ta
naS p1 aattoauu u IT, n ~ snom M9 J., afo ant ~
te.'t ~ .ao n,ai ,.,of 49,, Io ;ntraoo r.
sn,s .sn p1iv 10 ros, 1r 1i"oa I',o n1onf r.
eaoW Mno "Aa tuu pa ~ -peo I o taooA -
ea"ns ,,ndor tn f'rst y,,ia +ho nart;o. ho,n;
tue eaaoa uluof .no tst tuio ~. .o s.ss oou'it
!i ao aen.o 'np usoo auo ~ 49, ""9 - a., ~
nartnarsh9S casea thu NJ" ;nstrnmot was thu dec;
~ tao n ainnod v aea1S rn a''s anl ~ to sx
at pnsase ey'9enIo nn 1nnaa u, snon
the the firm. rhoto Is no doubt az % to tho pame
Heee thete "aa no No. inistsao as 10 Luz names. a.
,tn ao suo"s .Iaa ~ ~ wv ,9ntoa nno
W @ moso ose9a asI toI t. saas1aS'Jiy soasohs
a,t, s was oIa M .o " u ,s nounh W seSt an.
a naao " QUE u "as wh'.o lug ar,l nf a
on,, t ;n nu
av Wv "etS afp WALTZ
aaoaa ~ ~ S TX "ns nnuu' ~
eituI , IT, H. ase ~ H. 20 a ~.
na a,I '4 9ra ,vot,i1 10y tor 1,a,re "
thaR @ I'll theso O. two % dotsndanta s p us not uartics @
1tnm,d msintotn IL cnso nra;nst tLo nnmnnns
mnraoyar a''nthcr rmIo If 1aw ia that rhcn
nnntpoat i rnIraod ~ ,yti1;nn avi1onca ~ cnr
famnoraneons "a stim,Iatinns cannnt In intro1ncei
Tha nmoatinn is M to tho eomnot.ncy of tn
+aat;ron,, =, mia thoso rartos ~ l,1a na d"fon
anta mnt ~ ~ ~ to wnioIt .mJ % thin1, NJ n II ~
;nn1m,sanl,lo and It NIT therofora bn axcndat
H. stor,o than ~ aalai ienva n chonca Il,
rorr, - eoti,n aHo row thot ~ covanamt to a.
snmne;t o t,'a orreament @ to mnIo tn ieasc NJ
oaHoh mil o,e16cir ~ fn,n ti,a;r ftn,a i'm
a1tac1, 'u A. % ~ NJ s,orrs aaltoa md oi'tui,
ed leave to iiio two I'D additional nccounts to Il,
~ .SoFI ~ @'Ao w" 1ea'tA1AAo+ 'se1".4'e ~ -