The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-26
THE COURTS.
UNITED sTArea COURT

j UNITED STATEa SQUIRT.
Owing to the vacancy in the position {
District Judge, occasioned by the resignation
OF Durell, litigation has almost ceased befor
this tribunal. There is now on the docket a.
accumulation Of admiralty and bankruptc
cases which will take the new appointee, who
ever he nay be, some time to try. This ha
had the effect Of causing many who hav
claisss, to prosecute to refrain from filing them
as The rest of this term will doubtless be occu
nied in clearing off the old cases.
FIFTH DISTRICT COURT.
! Mrs. Eunice E. Sale, wife of the late r. d
Sale, has filed a petition before Judge Cul
| lom, against the Phoenix Life Insurance Com
pany, of which Geo. S. Darling Esq, i
manager here, claiming $500 balance due OF
a policy issued for her benefit on the life o
her husband. She alleges that due proof o
death was made to the company, but that the,
have refused TO adjust the claim. A. N
Ogden, Esq, represents the plaintiff.
SUPERIOR CRIMINAL COURT.
Mrs. Martha Voelkel wife of Philip Voekel
deceased, filed suit before Judge Hawkin,
this morning against the firm of Hay 4
Mehle, asking for an injunction against the
State Auditor, restraining him from issuing
title of property sold for taxes to the de-
PENDANTS.
1t appears that in July last a large parcel
Of ground in the Fourth District belonging
to Philip Voelkel was seized and sold fol-
taxes, and defendants became the purchasers.
After some delay, the widow sought to re-
deem the property by paying the amount re-
CURED by law, but she alleges the defendants
refused to receive it, and are now about to
have their title completed by the Auditor
She sets forth that they have been put in
default, and still refuse to accept the money
rendered.
This will doubtless be an interesting case
as it directly involves the whole question of
redemption of property sold under tax sales
The case Of the State of Louisiana against
Richard d. Taylor, in which the nullity of
the lease OF the New Canal is involved, came
up before this court and jury this morning.
By an act before L. 0. Stark, notary, on
February %, 1866, by virtue of an act Of the
Legislature, the Governor entered into
lease with Gen. Richard Taylor of the prop
erty known as the New Canal for the term of
fifteen years, for an annual rent of about
$685. 900. The petition alleges that this rental
has never been paid since the formation of
the agreement Another ground for which
the cancellation Of the lease is asked is that
the lessee has not kept the canal, road, etc,
IN good condition, as stipulated in the condi-
tons of the notarial act
The defendant some time ago filed an excep-
ton to the petition of the State, but it was
overruled, and he then answered, denying
that he had in any manner failed to comply
with the obligations of his contract
As the interests involved are very large
there was a crowd present in the courtroom
Owing to an informality in the notice given of
The case for trial, a continuance was claimed
BY the defendants and, after some argument,
granted by the judge.
SUPERIOR CRIMINAL COURT.
BY request of Judge Atocha, who is con-
ined to his house by illness, the Superior
Criminal Court was adjourned by the Sheriff
Until next Monday, when the Judge is conf
lent he can commence clearing off his docket.