The New York herald., 1875-10-09
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

In the United States District Court, in admiralty,
yesterday, the suit of J. c. Savery Co. against the
bark lido Kmball her tackle, &c, to 50, SIC
damages shipment OF 100 bales of cotton shipped
from Savannah, Ga, September H. 1865, 70 Messrs
Rawson, Brdgeland & Co., of New York, and Of which
some thirteen bales consumed and seven bales
damaged by FIRE the wharf at New York, the
claimants set up a defence that proper notice had
been given to the consgnees of the arrival of the
sci and discharge Of cargo and that the delivery OF
cargo was completed when the goods were landed De-
cison reserved
Martin Godfrey, who was convicted in the Court Of
General Sessions Of mayhem through biting off the
Of Robert Southern and sentenced State Prison for
years, has through his counsel, been striving
hard obtain reversal of the judgment The Supreme
Court General Term, TO which the carried on
appeal has decided that the conviction legal and
proper. Judge Brady, in writing the opinion Of the
Court has gwen clear learned and most interesting
and exhaustng opinion on the subject of mayhem
In the suit of Mr.. Ohrey who seeks reinstatement as
member Of the st Jacobus Verein Benevolent Assoca-
tion, Judge Van Worst holding Special Term Of the Su-
perior Court decided yesterday that the demurrer
wen taken. He expelled for taking benefits
while SICK though not confined to his house by his ILL
ness.
The old suit OF John B. against the city for un
paid aborers for laying Croton mains in various streets
and avenues up town, which has already been tried
twice and carried to the Court of Appeals has
al length reached its conclusion. Pursuant TO the de-
the Court OF Appeals the TO have been
retired yesterday before Judge Donohue holding Su
preme Court, Circuit After the called the par
ties interested held a conference and it was finally
cluded accept S63 900 from the city, aud verdict
ordered for this amount.
Frederick G. Janusch for several years in the
ploy of Wogang kuiman, manufacturer OF brass CRATE
and fender ornaments and subsequently went into bus
for himself Mr.. Huffman claimed that Janusch
had surrepttously obtained some Of his models and
upon this he caused his arrest Saturday night when
he locked up Sunday, but subsequently dis
charged through want of sufficient evidence Mr..
Janusch thereupon brought suit against HUFFMAN
claiming S., 600 for false imprisonment The
tried before Judge Mcneil, OF the Superior Court
Messrs. Townsend and Aul appearing for the plaintiff
and Mr. Benjamin r. Russell for the defendant The
tna terminated yesterday by verdict OF $500 for the
pialntiM
The case Of John NJ Beck VS.. Bryan Lawrence, in
which a Judgment entered In the Superior Court
yesterday, before Judge Saginet in favor Of plaintiff
was one involving novel features being for COM
missions charged by plaintiff TO be due him from de-
fendant for services real estate agent broker in
procuring defendants dock at Morrsania TO be leased
for the term Of to the Morrsania Steamboat
Company The peculiar feature OF the that
the time services of plaintiff performed the
Morrisana Steamboat Company had only prospective
existence Beck having the dock, agent to lease,
applied TO by Captain Longstreet stesm-
boat man. to ascertain from Lawrence, the owner,
whether the dock could be leased for steamboat pur-
poses. Beck applied TO Lawrence and reported TO
Longstreet favorably, whereupon the latter called a
meeting of capitalists, and at the meeting gave tho
information he received from Beck that the dock could
be procured The meeting then took the preliminary
steps which eliminated in the organization Of the
Morrisania Steamboat Company which, upon being
corporated, appointed committee to wait upon de-
fendant and lease the dock for years. This lease
executed December 81 1870 at 49, 600 per year
ten years, whereupon Beck claimed his brokers' com
mission at two and half per cent, upon the gross
amount OF rent, which both the steamboat company
and the defendant claimed he not entitled to
ceive, hence the suit The case occupied three days.
The jury returned verdict for the plaintiff for $751; 80
the whole amount claimed James X. Angel appeared
for plaintiff, aud Mr.. Francis Byrne for defendant