New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-30

city. decided yesterday in the Supreme Court General
Term the question Of the change Of the ward
number OF Mrs Dietrich's land. 6he paid her Cr0on
water tax bat the change having occurred between the
levy Of the two the Clerk entered the payment
against the old number. Aftervard she was forced To
nay the tax ON her lot 10 avoid sale, and
sued 10 the amount she bad previously paid The
giving the opinion OF the General TERM holds that tho
mistake entirely the side Of The CITY, reverses til.
Judgment, aud orders y new trial.
In the Superior Court, trial term, before
Judge Mcneil yesterday Grindey ]. r. Bryant obtained
averdct against Arthur Gilman. Both parties are archi
tects and tiue associated In March, 1865,
they had settlement, whom the plaintiff claims that
1920 found due him. FOR which draft and note yet
unpaid were given. Tho defense Was that tho note and
scouting 10 Senate Committee letters Written ny inc De
sion at Albany and Others. The jury found Tor the
plaintiff verdict FOR the whole amount AID Interest
George Hoffman for the defendant.
In the case of Clara NJ Peugnet against The
Hayor, the Genera! Tenn Of the Supreme Court Judge
Daniels giving the opinion, holds that an assessment
made under ordinance passed in 1870 was not void
the ordinances published in the papers
thai il Was not shown thst the clerks of the Common
Council received notice OF the selection Of those papers
mat u" part papers were named uhIef the act q,
lS7QlCQIrng publications that II does not appear lla
puhlcationwas made and finally that by me action
ncnt had been egalised as ~ all mere technical once
tons
In the slit of Fletcher against Clark, recently
reported in The TRnN NJ, Judge Van Vost. III supreme
Court Special Term has referred to the General Tenn
the consideration OF the conduct Of Robert N Waite d
au associate Of Wate's uamed Drusie, who certified
falsely that the affidavit that mortgage was bona de
Was luc and also the conduct Of George A. fletcher
Who If Waite and Bruse tel the truth, knew IN TAXING
the mortgage that the false am iav and ccrncae were
for usuiious transaction NJ Waite has in2nee, on Do
hail O his client before Judge l@wr@iee, IN supreme
Court hanbcrs for trial or the case SeII, DsScd
on andaVts of bis father o one john Bcts, client
and OF John A. Busch tO the effect tht flelchef MIC"
tine 20 pc "A usur1ouf uansacuOh
In three cases, one brought by the Harlem
Presbyterian Church. another by the Church Of the Holy
Sepuchre and third by the Second Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church. the churches claimed that they were
exempt from for local improvements, and the
Supreme Court at Chambers, allowed Their claim
Judge Daniels, giving the opinion OF che General Iciu
that property shall not be assesSed over 0htlal is
assessed value, dCcs not apply Ia any proc ~ except
tnat assessed for purposes oi IaXa'i9h; m; mr.
pfCyen value and assess such uOntaNthe property
according @ the eguiucs OF the act OF lS+u which theS
seemed To have done
In the suit of Rachel j. Answorth against
william n Backus, the General fern reversed the
opinion Of the Court below. The p'an'if Insured her
husbands fe who yet dead and then assigned &c
per cent OF the policy the deondt condition that
he would pay mp the premiums on the policy The de-
PENDANT failed do it, and the plaintiff sued for damages
for The forfeiture Of the policy The C'ut below tonhn
Or the def riant On the ground that ne iceVt no COLI
sde alton ter the agreement 10 pay the premiums a.,
under the detss OF the Court OF Appeals ne Could re-
cover nothing und the policy. Judge brady, gyng Tue
opinion tn General Term, holds with tao Court below
IS far it oes, hut also hat when i1rsn enters Oh
the pelfC Of such contract, ald thCn without
warming other side ahanOns II, he makes himself
hdDc - tue o. party ~ the CONTRACT loI actual oss
ar from 5uCn dDduuONtilcht