The New York herald., 1875-12-21
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

All notes OF issue for the permanent Admiralty cal
endar in the United States District Court for 1876
must be filed with the Clerk or before Friday De-
cembcr "a 1875.
Judge Van Brunt held court yesterday for the first
time since his return from his European trip Ho tried
a case in the Equity Term of the Court of Common
Pleas bat in the trial points OF special interest
developed.
Judge Brady yesterday, in Supreme Court Chambers,
granted temporary injunction restraining the Super
ntendent OF Unsafe Buildings from tearing down tho
wall Of the sun Building. The injunction is made
returnabe tho 29th inst, which time the merits
OF the case will be argued at length
Application recently made before Chief Justice
Daily, holding Special Torn OF the Court OF Common
Pleas for a return in suit tried before Judge Hartman
OF the Fourth Civil District Court Responsive to this
application a return made yesterday purportinQ
to have been made by the senographic reporter of the
Court but IL transpred that the person holding the
position is entirely innocent of any knowledge of tho
Photographic art Judge Daily has the matter under
consideration as TO the validity of such return
The janor OF the Fourth Civil District Court james
Mccullough having had his salary reduced by the
Board OF Apportionmcnt from 81, 500 TO 81 200 and
regarding such reduction illegal brought suit against
tho city for the difference The was tried yeser
day In Supreme Court Circuit, before Judge Lawrence
The usual points were raised by the defence, which
promptly ovcrruled, and verdict ordered tor
500 the full amount claimed, but with leave to have
exceptions argued before the General Term
In the suit OF the United states against the Mechanicsi
National Bank TO 81, 500 the sum alleged to
have been short in a package received at tho Sub
Treasury and purporting 10 contain $25 000 In the
United States District Court the defence claim that
such mistake cannot be corrected after the money is
taken from the bank. Considerable argument was
had yesterday afternoon as to the relevancy of tes-
mony to usage in this matter and Judge Blachiord
reserved decision until to-day
Mr.. Edward r. Browning brought suit against the
Home Fire Insurance Company, OF Columbus, Ohio TO
recover 81, 600 on policy OF insurance on q house in
Brooklyn The insurance was made out in favor Of
Weeks, who made mortgage 10 the plaintiff and
signed the insurance to him. Az the close of the test
mony Tor the plaintiff motion was made TO dismiss
the complaint the ground that thero breach OF
warranty, the house being represented dwelling
mouse, but not occupied at the tmo and further that
transfer OF title under tho conditions Of the policy
VOID Judge Loew before whom the tried, IN
the Court of Common Pleas refused to grant the mo.
tin
The seemingly rrepressibe Colonel Kcrrcan con.
tempt case came up for further hearing Yesterday
before Judge Brady, In Supreme Court Chambers
The Colonel II is stated, suggested that the Police
Commissioners should be put In glass cases and after
being properly labelled, placed on exbibion M tho
forthcoming Centennial The counsel for The Police
Commissioners insist that he has been guilty. OF con.
tempt OF Court and there manifest desire to have
him either fined or committed 10 Ludlow Street Tau
From the remarks let fall by Judge Brady IL was clear
that he thought that any contempt Colonel Kerrcan
might have for the Police Commissioners could NOT bo
construed into contempt OF the Court As n was
near Christmas he thought IL best TO take charit
able view OF the matter, but still gave definite de-
cision.