The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-16
The Courts.
Superior District Court.


The case of Spalding, Bidwell & Nc
Donomgh VS.. Rhoda Rosewood, promises to
be complicated and interesting one. The
facts are as follows:
The petitioners lately comprising the the
atrical firm above-namcd, instituted suit
on the 23d Of April, 1870 in the Fourth Dis
rrict Court for the parish of Orleans, against
Rhoda Rosewood, for one thousand dollars
damages, for breach Of contract, made on
3lst Of MAY, by which the said Rhoda Rose
wood had engaged herself to perform for
the petitioners as First Old woman ana
Heavies, in Memphis and such other places
as the firm might desire, for a season of
some thirty or thirty five weeks, the con-
tract beginning and taking effect on or
about September 9Th, 1869, her salary to be
$50 per week.
However. on the 4th of October, same
year said Rhoda Rosewood broke her con-
tract. never returned to play at the theatre
under the management of the petitioners,
and yet had the assurance to Institute nine
separate suits before the Fourth Justice OF
the Peace for the parish OF Orleans, SUNG
in each case for ninety dollars, tor services
pretended to have been rendered for twenty
seven weeks when in reality she had not
performed since the 4th of October.
Now, the petitioners claim that these
sums amounts in the aggregate to $50, and
are not cognizable before Justice OF the
Peace, inasmuch as the subdivisions into
nine suits is merely an evasion of the law.
In view of this, the petitioners sued out an
Injunction, from the Fourth District Court,
TO prevent and enioin these suits; but the
Supreme Court of the State having decided
that the Fourth District Court did not have
jurisdiction at that time to issue the said
Injunction the petitioners have, therefore,
4 n. Far hufa ha
District Court.
In this court yesterday Judge Hawkins
rendered the following decisions with re-
gard to
THE FREE MARKET QUESTION,
and this will settle the much disputed mat
ter for many months to come at any rate.
The judgments are as follows:
1t is ordered, adjudged and decreed that
the injunction herein prayed for be granted,
restraining and enjOining the City of New
Orleans, c. c. Antoine, President of the Pc
lice Board, and A. S. Badger, Superintendent
of the Metropolitan Police, from executing
the provisions contained in Act No. 81 Of
1874, and prohibiting them and each of them
from the establishment and private market
kept by the plaintiff at the corner of Deca-
tur and st. Peter street, and from interior
ing in any manner whatsoever with the EN-
ployees, servants and agents Of the plaintiff,
James Stafford.
City of New Orleans vs.. James Stafford.
.Jndgment--It is ordered, adjndged and de-
creed that the application for an injunction
herein be dismissed.
OTHER CASES.
The State Of Louisiana VS.. Charles Clinton
ct al Intervention Of Louis l.. MayennO.
State Of Louisiana VS.. Charles Clinton,
State Auditor, and Antoine Dubuclet, State
Treasurer petition of intervention with
regard to a matter of some $4,000, claimed
by the said military body as due them and
remaining yet unpaid.
Second District Court.
The succession Of Salmanite BENT, widow
of Edonard A. Michel, was yesterday opened
in this Court.
Sixth District Court.
PETITIONS FILED UNDER DATE OF l4th INST.
Theodore Levean VS.. Larue St. Armand and
husband A. Rochereau 4 Co. VS.. Sarah Ell
len Brooks, wife of Jno. NJ. Carr; Miss An
ME Cassidy vs.. Mrs. Widow Shelby; Fran
cisco p. Martinez VS.. Joseph ID. Lowenstein
and wife