, 1876-03-07
THE COURTS.
Results Of Judge Islotlgett's Vn-
cation.
Decisions In tho Fox & Howard and
Other Cases.
somo Curious Allegations Regarding tho
l.aso T.. d. Terry.
Record Of Judgments and How Suits
Criminal Business.
DECISIONS.


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uIr1. 4 M'KEonNtE vs.. rHE BALTIMORE, riTrspuno
CHICAGO ROAD.
Judge 1)lodgo.s, WHO l,as laen on;oying QUO Of
Ills peculiar vacations Tho past woek,-lhat Ia,
aolne tN'ea aa mach eoa'nesa as usasl'- -sea1ot-
day morn'ng doliTatod half a dozen decisions IN
various casos which havc hoen hoard before him
during tho mat two months,
Tho fins. case docIded vaa that of Hilt l. Nc
,,tu Mounea w. 'no n"it1h'oss, f''ao"lR o"oaEo
Rnslroad Company. Tho plaintiffs claimed about
$l50,0bo for building portion OF tho defend
antta road. A written coutrnct had bccn
,'. ma'o IN pursuance OF . verbal contract,
for gvubblng and clearing which waa not pro-
yided Tor In tho contract. Tho Judge hold that
tho written contract muat goyoru, oven though 1t
S, .,. sao s'1a,e. ta11 ~ "a WV p'1aen
esau' pus sa6Ges1oa thas II t1o parties desired
ne Wonlu gaso thosn time to apply to hayc tho
contract reformed 30 M 10 Include all the work
,nnia ,h,t Lie ,7.ris,on svn. ~ n,nsa,, Nj NJ nn.1
'.s. 'a. s uoA n"' 90 p''''u'' No u"a1
otoee WAS sasseioso maae'
1ox L HOWARD.
A deoiaion wap also 1onlo1cd In tho case OF
Fox 4 Howard, ,ho bankrupt contractors, on tho
cor fltctur claimn az Jofcraon IInflrkinn md
Oouro Inrkinu tn rsrtaln nIonortv
of tho bankruuta which wan aoId 10
IIo5ekns in tuiv laa. Th,a ,rnnerty
conH,sted OF drodges, scows, tuE-boats, eto., md
Assieuno. soalod bids be,nu renaiye,l. la pnrHu-
ancs Of IN ori]or of Tn Distr;nt Cnm1t tn Wnde.
,u5 for tlo vtltn Of 100000 io belnr tho hicheSt
bidder, An order was lhsn made On all tersons
firmed. and no canso beinu shown IL VIZ con.
nrmod' On Tho I9th day Of july tha Asnirnco
ropoftotl that he lad given Hodukina a ocrtlliod
COPY Of tho ordor Of ovplIrnatiop, and had de-
tbat tho iatser la:, ialied to nav auT pars Of t.
and that ho way tnaolYont. Ha Aid rsnortod
;bat Ia ta11 rncoiyoel lid AZ HJ0' ti0 frnm
Coura n Carkina w1,ic,, ho ssked ieavc
70 rceent In lioa o. that Of Modgkins. The Judge
k;na and diractod sslo 10 bo n,aao 70 EoaSo /,
CarI,,ns whirl, ,Yna ,,onn' and III. anount n,;I
without INV notico having beeu given 10
Honnl.,ns "0 '0 R'01 ~
4 nstition far rav,oo WAS tbrn fn,en tn Ju5co
DruI1nand. WHO dIrested fhat tbs ordsr RI Of nly
- saitin" sa,ste thn a.in ~ " nn;l,,5ua .,3
l,r.ct;,r ] 4 tn hp nsdn ~ t1onro Z Gsrlk,ns
shout, bn opouel ar nst asiaSs and that al o,s.
portuulty Should 10 given to Hodgklna aud QUE
Sssicnna to at nsjda tho aaja to ifotiskins.
E,sfnso,,eutfv. Iiodrkina nnt I,Tsno ifrd A.
!nndo for Crano. Who was tho real pslucipal
tkht hal fypaO thu af4ar t1rtit 1u1
aIt . ~ INV m,o 1hn ,,avnone bt h"d ti,nn sdoniy
eo,,l thn urunorty To Eourn L Csrlius' beforc ~
T:ranoi hnI hai1 timn to ent thn 1nn,'cr L tn
nav nas ~ denos,s. it, TLo AssIsuae had sstoy
IN BAD falth, and in co!iuslon viii,
Cor,o = car,1,ns knnwino Tint Eeano ,yau rsnJv
To nav for I'll tla M nrnrorty' Tho X.a,ieueo answerci
th,s 81 ,atision, stating thzt SLcn tho BID waa
did nj M Know Grams hsd nnr iutores. snti onIy v
learned auch facs on tue evening II july il,
c,aso mono1 thn 5rss thipr ~ 'sfo,,,ev morntnt,
ia hewnvsr did nnt cn,,SItier rTsro in1aifw
ho,,rd ~ ,1o IN .nd Hndwkna hoint, irroe,,1ns;
III a,,i f,-Gno fonr ~ irnf ~ hIo nrnn,,sn Lnforo
nSsII, noon Monday. ba goueht I out conro i;
n.rniy,s .m, n1,tsi,;nl t"ttSr hf6 rom ,ha,, ~
sy1,icI, Il. rosoromans'oIa a,nuli Ia nccnntaa
VIM an tn,s r nntitinn and s,Iswcr and tho an,
swcr Of Couro < Cafi,np. yoIurninous uroof
h"d hsan tsifen, Inn Judro ssid. AMI tha ,;rst
nnost,n,, "a ho i,nci1s,l Ies @' aa to whotner
p4thn 4h, or,,cr OF Julv IA Iayints bcen oDonod Il,
oocord.n"" With In acc;,,np ~ thc icsr1,cd
msonI. Iu1o".tba m a on,or nf 1u,v q shnni hn sot
aade t ~ IN other ynrda. whother ths Cont If If
a. n ~ inon ~ t"5s .aisn W. ~ 1o,, ~ T. ~ -
al u H. rrcta Thic had Ioon siuce hroneit ant