The New York herald., 1876-10-05
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

The Judges OF the superior Court yesterday, at a
meeting, elected Judge William E. Curtis as their Chief
Justice in place OF Claudius l. Mcneil, deceased
Judge Curtis elected judge OF the Superior Court
In 1871 and will be Chief Justice until the expira-
tion OF his term.
In The old of Salisbury against the city-to
force the for regulating Ninety street,
between First and Second avenues and Ninety-ninth
street, between First and Third avenues-therc was
quite argument yesterday, before Judge Barrett
Supreme Court, Chambers, after which the Court took
the papers
Under recent act which makes IL actionable as
sander TO say or insnune anything tending untrulh
fully TO charge woman with beng deficient in the
OF $40 against Mr. New lager beer saloon keeper,
Part OF the Marine Court, before Judge AcAdam and
. jury yesterday.
A criminal indictment is pending against
Laurence Reilly, formerly bookkeeper and confidential
clerk Of fairfield & Frank, butter and cheese mer-
chants, for alleged cmbezzlement The firm have also
brought civil SUIT against Reilly to $50 000
and the trial was commenced yesterday before Judge
Lawrence. holding supreme Court, Circuit Tho
for plaintiffs. and Messrs. w. w. Niles and b. r. Sayer
Tor defendant The trial will probably occupy two or
three days.
The SUIT OF Richard H. Tracy against the Paullst
Fnthers came tor trial yesterday before Judge San
plaintiff recover $ls 027, which plsintin claims
be due him a contract to excavato the ground for
tho Church OF the Fathers, in Fiftynnt street,
He alleges that he was prevented from completing the
work by the neglect Of defendants to remove a
house which IN the The defence is that the
work was negIigently done. Rev. Isaac Hccker and
Others OF the society were yesterday examined. The
case is not yet concluded.
Police Commissioner Erhardt counsel for d.
Sanborn indicted In Brooklyn IN connection With city
contracts dispute having arisen TO the payment
ot his counsel fees the matter referred 10
Judge Fullerton, who reported that Mr. Erhardt was
entitled TO $4,000. The matter came before Judge
Barrett, in Supreme Court Chambers, yesterday, on
not be set aside stay Of proceedings granted.
Alter hearing Mr.. Eihu Root for Police Commissioner
Eph md Encn In inn fhn nuQQ vyuu
adjourned one week for further argument
in Part Of the Marine Court, before Judge Sinnott
and jury, yesterday, there was reached aud tried
In which the National Toy Company sought TO re-
from Charles J. Dobbins a. Sons the sum OF
&427 rs price OF 100 States Hand and Table
Sewing Machines Pho defence was that plaintiff had
gwen defendants ten days within which TO elect to
keep the machines; that within the ten days the de-
fendans discovered that tho machines were not ms
Observation-Disclosures practical and perfect working
machnes-and therefore they refused 10 keep them.
Both deiences were denied by plaintiff and tho result
verdict in plaintiffs avor for the full amount
claimed.
In the month OF October, 1874, Adam Brandt Son,
rooicrs sough. to throw light on the services in ST.
DomnicKs church. Brooklyn, by putting six skylghts
IN the roof of the building These skyahts were pur
chased from Hayes Brother, at a cost oil &216 go,
and while douot effective for purpose sold or
were never paid for by Brandt n Son. In a suit
brought against tho latter parties recover the
OF the lights by Hayes Brother tried before Judge
Sinnott and ju IN Part OF the Marine Court
terday the doisncc was urged that Louis Brandt the
son OF Adam, who ordered the lights, the
sou who the member OF tho firm, and that whilc
his father might be liable he was not On the test-
mony adduced on that point the jury found verdict
bofh fat thera nfOrt iIl