, 1874-03-17
THE COURTS.
Tho Mutual Life Insurance Company
Case.
The Lamnr...Tho Cheney Matter Pro-
crossing.
Judgments and New 5uits.
TIE LAW OF nu1LpEns' n1sKu.

TIE LAW OF nU1LDEnH' nIBKH.
Judge Durus is engaged in hoaring quite m
interesting caso arising out Of that most fruitful
souroo Of troubles, the great tro. 1t appears
that iu July, 1871, bartholomew Il. Bornaro on
ployod Alexander White to build hin, large
tllroo-story house.. engaging to pay s3,o0o on
cortain terms. Ono Thousand dollnrs was paid,
and tue house commenced, but boforo 1t was fin
iahod the FIRE took 1t away. Bernaro thorouron
suos FOR tho 81 600, alleging that tue contract
WAS not completed, that 1t was put up ut tho
buildor's risk, and was to bo paid for whom To-
gally delivered, Which would DO when
completed. Tho defendant. on the Other haud.
insists TINT tho plaintiff insured It, thus recog-
nziug Ills own ownership, and TINT It is tho cus-
tom hore for all owncrs to tako builders risk
on building while in process OF erection, or, II
no ozprosa atipulationa aro mado, 1t Is under-
stood tbat tho building Is at tho owners risk. A
large nmount Of testimony on tho question Of
custom was introduced, and tho trial will prob
ably occupy tho greator part Of to-day.
THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY cAsE.
Judge Drummond was occupied tho whole Of
yestcrday in herring tho motion for'an iujul,c-
lion In tho caeo OF Seymour against the Alutual
Life and Safety Deposit Lifo Insurance COM
Dan1oB aud their stockholders. An abstraot of
the bill was published yesterday, aud long aud
voIuminuuB answor wns read Saturday afternoon
and yesterday morning donying specifically mud
charged, and humorous atdavits were also pro-
ducod by tacl party In favor of their respective
sides. After long mud rather warm argument
tho matter was taken under advsomont by The
sussk Sssk. A''d ae'''oa will probably be given III
THE LAMAR INSURANCE COMPANY.
In his efforts to close up the atfairs Of tho
Lamar insurance Company, tho Receiver. George
orouh sults III the various eounties whore tho
6poctive stockholders reside. III tho suits COM
nlenccd against the stockholders OF Edgar Coun-
~, dcmurrcra wero filed to tho declarations OH
in His own 1lauo, and second, that tito decree Of
the Superior Court making assoBumonts ul,d giv-
iug authority to tho Receiver, were erroneous
and not binding on the Stockholders there.
Tho Judge, however, held tlat tho suit was
properly brought In tho name Of tho Receiver, ho
hoing authorized by stntuto. In regard to tho
dccroos OF the Superior Court of Cook County 1t
was held that though thoy wore erroneous, yet
they could not bo attacked in tho present pro-
cooding. The Court had jurisdiction, and tho
dccrecs must 10 attacked, IT at MI, in tho Supe-
rior Conrt or by procuring reversal In tho ST.
promo Court. Tic domnrrors wcro accordingly
ovorrulcd, and tho Stockholders ordered to plead
to the merits.
THE CHENEY CASE
IL atill slowly progressing. MIR, Judd, the So
l'ctor for the complainant. will be through this
noon. when Mr. Fuller will tako tho floor for a
week in behalf Of Mr. Chonoy.
BANKRUPTCY ITEMS.
William T.. 1lnle, Assignee, flied report show
Ing that he had sold tho whole asaots Of Noddin
L. Hamilton, to Charles II. Howe, ono Of their
clerks fot S4O, 900, including tho leasohod in
forest in tho building. He also filed . petition
asking that tho sum Of $71G.50 which 1iod.lin has
III bis hands be pnid oycr. A rule yyns accordingly
made rotllrnab!o Tomorrow, to show cause why
ho should not do 80.
SUPERIOR COURT IN Dn1EF.
William s. Johnston began n H,,lt in debt
against solina G. Parks, Sigmund Leighton, aud
W. L. Chi.hon, claiming $1,000. ~.
Christian llansser began suit for $4,000,
against Louis steglnilIer.
CIRCUIT COURT.
A. DMn, 5r., commenced suit fo1 s2.ooa
agatnBt fulur +, l1nerz.
COUNTY COURT.
Judge Wallace Yesterday allowed claims against
the following entates VIZ. Nicholna Wilhelm,
e231920; rhomas konncdy, $57a John
Btcmmo. a410.25; Christ Goppolsvoeaor, 957.42
phincns u. Smith, s1326.65; Oliver alias Charles
Lottors Of guardianship wore issued to Anna
Louise johnson, a. guardian of Ne1s Jones ct III,
minors, under Nh approved bond Of 81 900.
Catherine 11cAuley was appointed admlnistra.
lrix of tho estate Of Hubert Morin, aud her
bond OF $4,000 was approved.
Alt posaons dcsitinB to object to the confirma-
tion Of other Of tho following numbered asBess-
mcnt-rollB Of tic City Of Chicago to wit: 415,
423, 4G4 4G5 631 to 553, 557 EGO to 6G5, and 5G7,
are ordered to file their objections thereto, III
writing by 10 o'clock n. m. "Wednesday.
In tie mattcr OF th, ostato OF August Eich; q
deoroo was entetod for the sale Of real estate.
THE GALL.
JuDoE NoaEns 400.-5 to 20 except II, 12, 15,
JuDaE TREE, 9G4, 1883, 1906, 158.
JunaE TARwELL, 0oG to Gao. ....,
JUDGE GARY, 9S, 90, l00 104, 105 100 49, III,
l1G, to I'D, l29, 124 to 129.