Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-09
THE BENCH.
Decisions by the supreme Court.

SUPREME COURT.-DeciSiOns were rem.
dered in the Supreme Court yesterday a;
follows:
Nicholson, c. J.-Perkins vs.. WOOdfolki
decree and judgment affirmed.
Bentley vs.. First National Bank Of Ohio,
and Nunley vs.. Smith; decree modified.
Farmer VS.. Farmer; Wood vs.. Elan;
Freeman VS.. HigginbOttom; Cheney vs..
Barker; Kealingvs. Healing, and Wright VS..
Higgins; decree affirmed.
State vs.. Casey; Foster vs.. Tennessee
Coal and Railroad Co.; State vs.. Mayor and
Alderman Of Manchester, corporation of
Manchester VS.. Armstrong, and Perkins vs..
Scales; judgment affirmed.
Mason VS.. Metcalf & Syter; judgment
reversed and judgment here.
Dietz vs.. Mitchell; Scott, administrator,
vs.. Falks; decree reversed and remanded.
Monford vs.. Hammer; application disal-
lowed.
Allison IS. Kearsey; reversed.
Maupin vs.. Davidson Il Perkins vs..
Scales; judgment affirmed and costs re-
taxed.
Deaderick J.-Graham vs.. Mckinley,
Williamson VS.. Draper * Craig vs.. Potts 4
Potts; decree affirmed and remanded.
Young vs.. West; judgment affirmed.
SnOdgrass vs.. SnOdgrass; dismissed.
Oxfold vs.. Oxford; bills dismissed.
Allen vs.. Brien; decree modified and re-
manded.
Mcfarland J.-GOfOrth vs.. Turney and
wife, Stevens vs.. Martin; decree affirmed.
Sparkman vs.. BlenkinshiP judgment re-
versed.
Wilhoite vs.. Curtis, Metcalf Il Sayler vs..
benson; judgments affirmed.
Edwards vs.. Davis; decree affirmed and
bill dismissed.
Bell vs.. Bell; decree affirmed.
Mason vs.. SpurlOck; decree modified.
Freeman J Morgan vs.. Sutherland and
Higgins vs.. Berger; judgment affirmed.
Mayor and Aldermen Of TullahOma vs..
Gill, Armstrong vs.. Express Company, Col
ston vs.. Mcmahon; decree affirmed.
Sparkman vs.. Sparkman; judgment re-
ve-sed and judgment here.
Dillon vs.. DOnnell; decree reversed.
Hambrick rs. Bragg; decree in both cases
affirmed.
Turney ]. Stockton vs.. P~Orterfeld, Hows
& Douglass vs.. OvertOn county, Oglesby,
use, etc, vs.. Mcbride and Bragg VS.. Maxey;
judgment affirmed.
johnson vs.. Pate; decree modified and
affirmed.
Peak vs.. Hardy; judgment reversed and
motion dismissed.
Wright vs.. Claggett, Stokes vs.. Wood,
and Beatty vs.. vi ight; decree affirmed.
Lea VS.. Conley; petition for rehearing
refused and decree.i
Sneed, J.-Cardwell vs.. Cardwell, and
Rollins VS.. Rollins: decree affirmed.
Bond vs.. Crouch; modified and affirmed.
McKelvie vs.. Northwestern Railroad;
judgment corrected.
Anon vs.. State; judgment reversed and
remanded.
Childress vs.. Crosby; judgment granted.
Morris vs.. Long; judgment affirmed.
Head vs.. Taylor; former decree corrected
as to cost.
Ray vs.. Kendall; reversed.
Judge Nicholson announced that the
court would adjourn on the 2Sth inst, and
that no causes would be heard after the
Path, the remainder of the time being re-
quired to close up the minutes.
The Chief Justice further announced
that the Ninth Circuit would not be taken
up this term. The second section will
continue rpOn the Davidson Law docket
for the balance Of the term.
lit AAcL oENAAoA II INV AHOA AAN Il All
lin county docket, aud will take up Lin
coin county on Wednesday morning. Gen
tlemen desiring to put cases upon the Easy
docket should remember that 1t will be
called Wednesday next.
FEDERAL COURT.-United States rs.
two horses, etc, d. G.. Bradford, claimant;
judgment for claimant.
United States VS.. Jas. Franklin; order
suspendiBg judgment indefinitely.
GOOdhart vs.. w. j. Parks; leave TO file
additional plea.
United States vs.. copper still, etc.
Same vs.. two kegs apple brandy.
Property in eight cases condemned and
ordered sold, and in ten cases the sales Of
Marshal confirmed.
LAW COURT.-Sarah Ann Booth VS..
Riley Booth; pro cOnfessO entered.
Julia Long VS.. Isaac Long; same entry.
Emily Woods VS.. Chas. Woods, cOlOred:
pro confesso entered, and set for trial Mon
day the 10th inst.
Jere. May VS.. Ellen May, colored; pro
cOnfessO and set for trial Saturday, the
18th inst.
solomon May vs.aBettie May, colored;
same entry.
Geo. Roller vs.. Rebecca Roller; set for
trial Saturday, the 18th.
r. H. Talley vs.. Mary Ann Talley; pro
cOnfessO and final decree.
Sallie Hunt vs.. G. w. NJ. Hunt; same
entry.
Henry Landers rs. Jos. Spence; case dis
missed on motion of defendant at plaiT-
tiff's cost and writ Of inquiry awarded.
p. C~rOssgrOve vs.. Jere and Mary Mulyi-
hill ct al; rule on plaintiff 10 Justify pres
ent security or give other before calling Cf
the cause, or the same will be dismissed.
PROBATE COURT.-LiZzie II. Little vs..
Samuel i. Little ct a.; Willis Bonner ap-
pointed guardian ad litem for defendants.