The New York herald., 1873-11-20
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
Decisions.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l9, 1873.
No a. Lucas Brooks. Jr-Error to the District
Court of West vrginia-Ths action brought by
Brooks of Lucas tract of land in West Vr-
gina- The allegation that Lucas took title from his
father by virtue of deed nomnally rectng that the
purchase money was $4,000, while in fact nothing was
paid and the sale was to put the ont Of reach Of
The judgment io the pan and il here sought
to have IT ON the grounds Of alleged error in
points Allison Lucas tor plaintiff In error and G. j.
Faulkner Tor defendant
No 9a Amoskeag Manufacturing Company VS.. United
Stares-Appeal from Court Of Claims-The Court Of
Claims dismissed the companys petition fled to recover
the price of certain carbines alleged to have been manu-
actured for the government in 1854. The contract
Of the government to purchase all the carbines,
IN six MONTHS from Apri IS 1851 None we're made
sas mitan anS s put BY hs M e
e9a esaS
ment The government i answered that the changes
& made Of s
ins that the delay Was the orders Of the
Pee an and W a scf IN os % time %
Attorney General and Solicitor General Tor the
No Co. New Jersey Steamboat Company vs.. Peasonton,
ColectorError to the Circuit Court for the Southern
district Of New York-In this the Collector exacted
the tax "a cent on the berth money received by
the company The tax paid under protest and the
suit brought to recover the amount, the company
contending that vessels paving tonnage ex-
spt IN the tax receipt, sy Os
any case, the tax berth money paid by passengers
n snd va. ns r %
sustained the tax and this Court atrms the Judgment
legged that the berth moneys being portion Of tho
Mr. justice Bradley dssented holding that the act Of
1865 provided for the exemption claimed.
No. II Murray United staes-Appeal from the Cir
cult Court tor w!sconsin.-The bark Mary Merritt
seized at Milwaukee for an alleged violation Of the Free
Trade act 1877 which provided that after September
80 of that importaons should be made except
wholly belong to the citizens subjects Of the country
or @ ss only
WSs VSs na e rs sa not Sr T e
Of any foreign nation which had not adopted should
ofeSrs wAy s' Rs
o
ion.
No. 66. Carpenter vs. United States-Appeal from the
Court of Clams.-This action brought
the and occupation of Dutch Island, in Narragan-
Bay from August 1863 when taken possession by
the government under an agreement to pay for 1t s2l
site for coast defence until the money finally
paid in 1865 delay being occasoned by the necessity
aur
1 sSSs
a 70 % ss wh " nem
No g. steamtug Adela N. Jackson ct a.-Appeal from
the Circuit Court the Eastern District of Pennsylva-
nia-This was the affrmancc of q decree against the
Of sGn e o Of her
and by grounding causing the destruction of one OF hem
her nnskiiiHi management. Mr.. Justice Brady de-
livered the opinion.
No a. Steamship E. B. souder VS. Pritchard; and No.
75 Same Beatty ct aL-Appeals from the Circuit
Court Eastern District of New YorkThese were
claims for advances made to the steamship while at
Ma wss sss hsa na
the credit Of the ship or upon drafts drawn upon the
parties the upon the credit ofthe
snip @ Ss ce Mr. ascs e &
opinion.
No. 7s Philip ct al vs. Nock-Error to Supreme Court
Of ColumbiaTh plaintiff recovered $500 below
for alleged infringement Of patent for an inkstand
hinge. The Court the Judgment holding that
yssue ns snS 70 mr. s~ayns S
opinion.
No. 70. EIdrcd VS. The Michigan Insurance Bank
Error Circuit Court for the District OF Michigan
This was a SUIT upon q promissory note. the defence to
which was that recovery had been had on the
strumcnt in the Court for Wayne county the Court
ana ana'pf ples seS1'iSSs on ss%sd
admit ssn @ resSa IN as bar e
as us in and which there was no SER
5 6 S ss s s
n % q 81 o5 his $ w ns
nehts Court however reverses judgment and
sseS note os b'n Be-
Mr. Justice Miller delivered the opinion
No. S6. Emison al vs. Dodge ct aL-Error to the
Circuit Court for the Eastern District OF New York.
This action 10 restrain the defendants from using
during an extended term machine for saving thin
boards which they had In during the original term
rs assgnees OF the patent for Hudson county, New Jer
sey The Court below decided that In virtue q the rgn
OF the defendants 10 the hnc under the orgnai
term IL is privileged TO be used by them during the ex
tended term, under the Patent act Of July 1880 ana hso
undcr former decisions OF this Court The decree B mere
affirmed. Mr.. Justice Hunt delivered the opinion
No. 40 United States vs. Hcnry.-Appeai rom tho
Court OF Claims affirmed
No. lB. Medway VS. The United statcs-Appcal from
the Court OF Caims-In this case rule 20 snow cause
asked for requiring the Court OF Claims 70 una add
uonal facts denied and, on consent o, he Aorney
General the Judgment was reversed anu inc cause re-
manded Tor new hearing.
No I62 Shrewsbury vs The United States; and No o,
FIX parte the United Stncs-Appeas from thc Court oi
Clams-Motons denied
The Court vii, not sic on Friday next but win devote