Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-16
THE BENCH.
Decisions OF the Supreme Court and
Order OF Business this Week-Min-
utes Of Other Tribunals.

utes Of Other Tribunals.
FEDERAL COURT.-United States VS..
Jas. Franklin ct al, sci ia, United States
vs.. NJ. NJ. Hiland ct al, United States VS..
Robert McGhee ct al, United States vs..
Henry Cotton ct al, United States IS. Jas.
Anderson, United States vs.. WhitsOn
Smith ct al, United States vs.. Len Can
trell ct al; judgments final entered.
United States vs.. +. NJ. Boyd ct al,
United States vs.. Asa Prince ct al and
United States vs.. Lee Hodge ct al; dis
missed at cost Of defendants.
United States vs.. Moses Scarlet illicit
distilling; verdict guilty and judgment sus-
pended.
United States vs.. Chas. LOwery, debt;
Judgment set aside aud new trial awarded.
United States vs.. Chafin, motion for new
trial entered.
SUPREME COURT.-DecisiOns were ren-
dered by the Supreme Court yesterday as
follows:
Nicholson, c. J.-ThOmas vs.. Williams,
Foster vs.. Herman, Caldwell vs.. McElrOy,
Wade vs.. Johns, Harris vs.. Martin, Pitman
vs.. DOlaC, McCutChen, trustee, VS.. Warner,
Holiday vs.. Holiday, DeGrafenreid vs..
Morton, Banks vs.. Day, Parks ct al vs..
LLNllLa CT dlsF L1DCAA Nos NA1l lllAf DCulOu Vs.
Mcconnell ct al, Germania Life Insurance
Company vs.. Caroline French, Wilson vs..
Parrish; judgments affirmed.
Wall and others vs.. Allen & Co., and
Moore vs.. Lynch; judgments reversed.
Needles q Co., vs.. Martin and COram;
costs to be retaXed.
Huffman vs.. Wood & McCOnicO vs.. John
son; appeal dismissed.
LOony vs.. Taylor; litigated and re-
manded.
Jennings vs.. Smith and DunningtOn vs..
Allen; judgments 10 be entered.
MOrehead vs.. MOTehead; decree to be en-
tered.
Deaderick State vs.. Seals; former
order as to decree annulled.
Burton and Hall vs.. Rector and wife;
order filed.
Griffith vs.. Wright; former order set
aside and new order.
Copeland vs.. POston, Ventrees vs.. Hicks
and Pardue vs.. State judgments affirmed.
YOungblOOd vs. Fife; decree affirmed and
modified as 10 etc.
Mcdowell vs.. Allen ct al; decree reversed
and dismissed.
Hillman j Bro. vs.. Anthony Rankin ct
al; decree reversed and decree here.
Upton Us. Upton, Bond vs.. Jordan, Bill
bry vs.. POston, Green vs.. Scott, Settle vs..
Griffith and Boyd vs.. Gentry; DEGREES af-
frmed.
Upchurch vs.. Crouch; decree reversed.
Mcfarland, J.-NichOl and wife vs..
NichOl; decree affirmed in one respect and
reversed in another.
Warden vs.. Bell; affirmed.
Brown vs.. Elliott, Stilwell & Bierce vs..
IOughmiller; DEGREES affirmed.
Lassater and wife vs.. Brown; decree af-
firmed and costs divided.
TuTney, J.-Farres vs.. Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Company, Wilmington
VS.. Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
Company; Davidson vs.. State, and Crank
VS.. Winston; judgments affirmed.
Chamberlain vs.. Rutledge; judgment re-
versed and remanded.
Morris vs.. Morris; decree amended and
to be entered.
Yandell Woods ct al. vs.. Stokes; petition
refused.
Aiken * Bro. vs.. Noel X Blake and -
vs.. Bradford; remanded to docket.
Sneed, State rs. Buck; costs retaxed
against the State.
Draper vs. Amonett; decree vacated and
cause reinstated.
McNairy vs.. Hicks, Aiken vs.. Davis,
Hicks vs.. McNairy (twO cases), and Cover |
vs.. Shute; judgments affirmed.
HOllins x Co. vs.. Parker ct al; decree |
affirmed.
Settle vs.. Stone; decree modified, af-
frmed and remanded.
Davis, administrator, vs.. Summers; de- |
cree affirmed and to be executed here.
Turner Us. West; decree modified and |
affirmed.
Williams vs.. AIillsaps; judgment reversed |
and remanded.
1t has been decided to give the Lincoln |
docket another -MOnday-and the |
docket Of the Seventh Circuit will not be |
taken up before next Wednesday. The |
second section viii continue on the David |
son law.
The Bank of Tennessee case, involving
the liability Of the State for the new issue, |
is set for Tuesday, and will occupy the at |
tentiOn of the same Judges who passed |
upon the validity of the new issue.
LAW COURT.--Jere May vs.. Ellen May, |
both cOlOred, and Solomon Nav VS.. Bette |
May, also cOlOred; final DEGREES of divorce. |
Sarah Ann Booth vs.. Riley Booth, both |
colOred, divorce; set for trial the 22d inst. |
Geo. Roller vs.. Rebecca Roller, divorce; |
petition dismissed and plaintiff taxed with |
the costs.
W.P. Watson vs.. j. G. Briley; judg- |
ment for plaintiff.
Mayor and City Council of Nashville vs..
VIM. Phelps, and same vs.. Robert Lamar; |
certiOrari and supersedeas dismissed and |
Recorders judgment affirmed.
jury discharged till Monday week, the |
oath inst, till which time the court ad- |
jOuned.