The New York herald., 1876-11-23
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

Judge Blatchord, sitting in United States Court, has
pfhcally announced that the trial OF jury cases
that court will occupy the whole OF the December
term of 1876 The calender OF Admiralty cases will be
called January 2, 1877.
The suit of Rufus Hatch and others against the
directors OF the Lake shore and Michigan Railroad
Company has been adjourned until Monday bofore
Judge Lawrence.
In the suit brought By the National Park Bank or
New York against Thomas Ellis, the deiaulting bank
teller, the full facts OF which have been hereto foro
published. Judge Lawrence yesterday granted
Of publication OF summons
Lionel J. Noah son OF the late Mordecai Noah, and
present proprietor OF tho Sunday Times has instituted
In the supreme Court suit Ter divorce from his wife,
Lizzie b. Noah on charges OF adultery.
The suit OF the CITY va the Union Ferry Company to
aside the ferry leases granted In 1873 adjourned
pver yesterday by judge Van Worst
The full particulars OF the old SUIT Of Lucas II.
weetjan against the ST. Paul and Pacific Railroad Com.
pany and others have been repeatedly published in the
HERALD An order was Yesterday enterod by Judge
Lawrence that the Buffalo and jamestown Railroad
Company ana its President be relieved from the sui;
upon paying over TO one Cutter 500, 900, who Is 10
hold IL subject 10 tho Injunction in this suit
Mare Algie brought suit against Fernando Wood,
which trial IN the superior Court before Judge
Gurus and jury yesterday which shc seeks to re-
cover IS, 800, with interest since 1872 TINS sum shs
claims 10 be duo her as the balance OF 600 equity
interest which she had In property she sold 10 Mr.
Wood. Mr.. W ood alleges tnat tho property
ycycd to him only as her trustee for nominal con-
dcration and that she having failed pay the in
unaer foreclosure, which was her fault and no, his
Tn. case Is still on.
In the suit OF Zimmerman VS.. The National Steamship
Company n somewhat novel defence, IN this country,
was set up. The was terminated late yesterday
before Chief Justice Curtis by verdict OF SAT- and
interest plaintiff The suit was brought for bar
rel china valued at about $780, alleged 10 have
been lost the voyage from Liverpool 10 New ork by
the steamer Egypt IN 1874 The defence had number
witnesses show that the package could not
pnequater OF the valuable china sworn TO have been
it, The jury were out long tiinc and tho verdict
was probably a compromise. Mr. G. @. Chetwind APP
pcared for tho defendant and Mr.. John N. Brown Tor
She plaintiffs
The case OF Van Hovcn, citizen OF Belgium and an
alleged fugitive from justice, charge Of forgery,
who has been held, alter lengthy examination. Tor
extradon, up yesterday before Judge Blatchford
habcas corpus Defendants counsel contcnded that
thc evidence adduced before United states Commits
sioner White was insufficient TO exradte the used
Judge Biatchford held that the evidence beng legal
and competent no Court or Judge can entertain the
question whether the evidence sufficient war
rant the conclusion at which he Commissioner arrived
whom he recommended tho order of extraction.
seaman named Domlnick White sued the owners
n tho steamboat Artisan Tor Two months wages,