New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-18
COURT RECORD.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IL, 1875
Superior District Court.

Samuel Smith ct al. vs. Crescent CITY
Live Stock Landing and Slaughterhouse
Congratulations alege they are the
owners OF nineGy-tive shares of the defend
ant company's stock, conveyed to them by
G. Mehle & Co. before the Judgment in the
case OF the Bank OF America against them;
that L. 5. Serrill pletends to have title to
these shares by the judgment in that case,
and that the defendant company will trans.
fer the shares unless restrained by law, In.
junction issued on bond of $1,000
Louisiana State Lottery vs. Joseph w.
Fowler. Submitted by counsel
! Judge Hawkins rendered the following
decision:
George s. Lacey va. Rufus Waples ct
| attorneys fees allowed .by the drainage
acts to the attorneys employed by the city
to obtain Judgments, etc. Lacey was at the
time city attorney of the CITY of New Or.
leans. at tized salary. NAPLES interviewed
and claimed One-fourth of the amount. he
having performed the service under an en-
gagement by the city. Lacey shows no
cause OF action. lie does not pretend that
he did any of the work required or gave
any professional assistance in obtaining the
JUDGMENTS homologating the tableaux in the
drainage assessments. But that NAPLES
who rendered the services was his sub.
ordinate as city attorney. As city attorney
he could have no subordinate, and therefore
could not recover compensation for what
another did. TAere is Judgment against
the plaintiff in favor of both defendants
NAPLES, the intervenor. did the work and
performed the services required under en-
ployment, and is entitled to recover what
he claims, One-fOurth of the ten per cent on
the Judgment h0m0logating the Third Dis
trict drainage assessment.
Superior Criminal Court.
State vs. John Garvey and Cbar]es Earle
murdcr.-The foreman of the iurv re-
ported they were unable to agree and thew
were discharged. 1t is understood there
were ten for all unqualified verdict of
guilty, one TOR guilty without capital pun
ishment and one for acquittal
First District Court.
CONVICTED.
Larceny-Lucien Bertrand, Paul Victor.
Joseph Landry and A. Fascio.
knowingly receiving stolen goods-Mar-
celine Livingston.
ACQUITTED.
Larceny-Jean Barbazin.
Second District Court.
Succession Of Thomas McKenna opened.
Fourth District Court.
John Lowry vs.. 1. N. Marks ct ais: John
Caverney va. eame.-Theee cases are i,len.
'cal with that of Achille Kalinski against
ne same pGrtIee.
Judge Lynch decided the following case.
Qnin'an Brothers Va. J. II. Wood and ].
8. Chandler-On motion for new trial. The
'nly evidence of the reality of sale is that
II Chandler who says he was in possession.
md Wood left the city November 30. 1874
Nang's power of attorney from Wood to
make the sale is referred to in the act as |
lated December l. There ia no written
violence of the judgment of $500 said by
Yang to have been credited by him on the |
ote. and the note is not produced; the SIOO
redited appears to have been taken from /
ne till by some one as the agent of Wood
tier Chandler was in possession. The
sstimeny of Chandler conflicts with what
told Bonard, December 4, that he had +
0 authority to draw O check. New trial =
sfused. Judgment for plaintiffs for $3.50 Sc :
galnst j. II. Wood, the Intervention of J. | .
enJ amin Chandler dismissed, and the con. p
eyancs to him of the Wood House to be | c
Voided, the proceeds of tho sale to be an.
led to the settlement of the claim Of ]
uinlan Brothers. t
Augustus Stuart va. A. A. Chardrey. f.
Gonzales, Observation-Disclosures far
tervencr for $40 rent, with landlords f
ivilege. 81
George Rice VS.. Margaret o. Gantz ct
for plaintiff for $500. y