, 1873-04-28
Tbs Lancau Dastardy Case in lis
True Light.
Another Decision Respecting the
Liability Of Common
Carriers.
Jurisdiction Of County Courts When tho
Amount in Controversy Ex-
ceeds $500,

Special Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune.
oa7AwA. Ill, Ap1l 20 1Sag @ so aona a., you oq,ra, a
tho opinions tiled to dsto, oelna 1or tho hlarch
term, In the Supreme Court, that aro Of any In
torest to tho people Of tho Northorn Grand d.
vision Of the Btato OF Illinois, including oook
ou,.!sy. :,.an,,,.,o, -, ,,nrn.ou nrn,,, n,,r WIN
THE SUSPENSION OF INTEREST DURING TIE wAh.
The property roferrod to in tho following 70 opin-
division Of Section 50, %, II, md vna conveyed,
on sth May, 1857 BY James James poEnay, r to William
u 1eaton, ono.Ih'fa; Ed1nuna D. ouva1' one"
o.na s.u .'oDo.s s;.t, 1v'''' "''. ''' 1A'
oklnhor, ono's'A'n.
,o,re. " ''''-''
On the ath Of May, 1851 Dernay. the 4ppeee hola to
Of Chicago OF tho constdoration the sum OF thirty
snfao thonsnna ann forsy aears aa TO- 10
they gevo their fyo joint promHsory notes OF that
nasc payaolo 70 o. .ho o,acf OF apneaee y. onc t"o
ho o H. ID cy oae Of
sss1s hsss notss spDslants gsss back to appellee
At to tino Of these tronaact1ons nernay the payee
eona ~ reae o. arE sn'o o o
Of the pending ct the lato civ ar an kent ~
ono Jus ap during tSs Tine
during tho war, as VIVA tic payeo,, Dornay and tho
erpSMh q M Yes9n and d Pr p1s The hoF ak
ENJOY Of the var within the Union lines These facts
~ pu.n ate M alao conceded tlat
thuee notes except tho of s7b568 which WAS tho
emoynt q Interest ssesns a1on sgeh portion q ssd
ena ~ tbc s"r % a,maia tno penu
Iaid portion did not draw interest during the war,
1ca thoir bll against Dernay to have tho mortgage
oeclaTea eatlsned anu discharged, Wleraupon he M
eloso es.o tho mortgage for this interest,": These
appellanta' original bill, and entered decrec
q foreclosure upon tho cross-b. Tho eomplainants
upon the original bin bring ho case 10 this Court by
nrpea aud nasgn for error tho decree Of tho Court
aramsns tho bill snd granting the rouef upon tho
eo5Teesly' 9e.s o.,, ,.ou.
1neEo hotes were made payable at specified timo
demand Of payment at tho no and rlaco specied,
III 9lae{ m 10 a IN aeslon upon tho notes or
e @ @ E alS o
eoa ssa I to pay the m md fond not n
np, such resdIness and offer wand havo discharged
~ tlo nap''s tor 'ofes t"aaee " Mcoohneil,
~ io ,o,tors ., ,ho ,oto, o,,,o -,
+ba tt, ~ tu nIn ,,ti Io Hoses reslaen au.anB NJ
tic control Of tic Groycrnuont Of lis United statca
to which they adhered. Tho raco wherc tho notes
~ pa,,i ~ ay2ao.e 2,a Mas nso "n ~ s.ch 1efflto.
Of these two makers, toward their doyornmont to
cro ha noos 9arn avac a 7" ,sy I ar ao Ge
was all thoy wero required to do to discharge them
selves from all liability 70 pay interest and tho cir,
nlshmcnt nf tfnt rcsp ''sA' '0''"e'' ~ '1o oeoo1
Then. on tho Other iand tlo o,hor s,vo ,exor, ~,
sev AM to nnxeo ~ H. ne sates M ana
within tho il,tn,y lines of lint dc mix
Darnay lad tho notcs thon in s a IT.
1,i n9tnn}c sy"s 1horo H. ~ @ @ ~ nnt e-
ria raaonrss ~ - ta ne cass WY y, nayGnt hes99
TIM rc r Tia reason ~ ~ ~ ~ eAa. mi" ~ y wimn
Is enemenIoi ,rin" sta.n ~ @ " NV "Ien lh.eleht 10 M
Gourt a1o at II srmea u ""r' LILO oeefeo OF the
49,, 49,, ss.a.. 49,, y. 'sa.4.l
TIE CELEBRATED DR1Ep-bEEF CASE.
Tho verF last opinion f1od bv tho Hurrarno
f7o,rt :. t,,at - IT, a,,a,,-a.aI
eouit 10 '4at VI 'llo eo'eo!a'eu orloa-peor con-
tract case, which was fully reported in THE
In1pusE at tlo time of tho trim, ot ch;couo