The New York herald., 1876-12-28
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

SbMMAk1 Ot LAW CASES.
The Supreme Court, General Term, will meet to-day
to give decisions argued at the last term.
NJ. A. Gearon was yesterday substituted us counsc.
for Edward Wilson the la,ters suit against the Dry
Dock East Broadway and Battery Railroad Company.
In the suit OF Richard +. Cochran and Eugene n.
Hanson against the Irving National Bank. cx-Judgc
Leonard yesterday appointed bp Judge Van Worst
referee.
Lu!ie Soncrs brought yesterday before Commits
soncr Shields on charge OF Attempting TO pass
counterfeit $40 bill on Mr.. Hitler. OF No oil Droad
way. hrici investigation satisfied tho Commissioner
there guilty intent, and ho discharged tho ac-
cused on her own recognize
motion was made yesterday, before Judge Davis
by Mr G. l.. Grant, for order to show why
tho Police Commissioners should make i rcquisi-
ton upon the Comptroller for some two years pay
claimed be duo Sergeant Miller upon tho recent de-
cison OF the Court Of Appeals declaring his dismissal
IRON tho police force Illegal. The order granted
rcturnabc To-day.
Mcssrs Duncan, Sherman TO. have q suit against
Ella Shaw alias Mrs. Kcating. to recover money al
legged to have been received BY her from $4,000
charged TO have been cmbezzlcd by W. T. Leslie, their
cashier A motion 10 advance the the calcn-
dar Yesterday denied ny Judge DAVIS
CHER Justice Davis yesterday, IN the SUIT OF Robert
Gushing against the commissioners o tho now JcIer
Market Court, heretofore fully published III the
on against the disposal OF the balance OF the building
iund.
1st OF December, 1876, with David Dunham Wi,hcrs.
Robert Center, Lawrence Waterbury,, Norman An
drcws, Anthony W. Winans ana Anthony " Winans
corporators, with power run ferries from Brook
lyn ito New York The capital stock OF the company
was 10 no $4,000 with power 10 increase the same 10
5000, 200. An application was estcrday made and
ned IN tho County Clerks Office for leave 10 increase
the capital 10 Sl5O, 600.
The SUIT OF Pratt against Fox brought by
former director oi the South Side Railroad Company
10 compel an accounting OF the management OF tho
company under the presidency OF Fox, the defendant
There was an argument before Judge Davis, in su-
premc Court Chambers, yesterday, on IA motion 10
compel discontinuance OF the SUIT on the ground
that, while tue SUIT was pending, an assignee in bank.
ruptcy Of the company had been appointed and tnat
such assignee had begun suits in Tho United states
this the assignee had abandoned that suit and
left tho parties in their original standing AT tho
close of the argument the Court look the papers,
serving decision.
A motion las been made to confirm The recent re-
10 be unatic This motion came ur Tor argument
yesterday before Judge Van Hocsen, holding SPECIAL
Term o tho Court OF Common Pleas, Mr. Douglass
Campbell appearing Tor tue motion ana Mr.. John
Mckcon IN opposition Both sides reviewed tho tcs-
iimony at length, ono claiming that 1t was conclusive
against the Doctor aud the other that 1t Jailed 10
tain he report IN tho In tho course OF his e.
marks Mr.. Mckcon stated that experts IN the statutes
are regarded ms mere mcrcep and lie added that
they give their testimony with equal facility for either
side. Dr. Gates was IN court, his legs, which are
paralyzed, being swathcd IN heavy bed quilt.
Shea where Judge shea cnarged the Jury that II they
found the certificate OF the architect TO be alsc the
paintin could recover but that they must lind tor
The defendant and that notwithstanding the law lard
down by the Court the jury iound verdict Tor $3.50
tor the plaintiff. and that tho certificate was raudu
lent Mr.. 5. e. Courtney, OF counsel Tor the defend
ant moved yesterday 10 set aside the verdict tho
ground that It against the weight OF evidence ana
also asked tho Court direct tho clerk to enter a
verdict or the defendant because th Il was reality
tho verdict of the jury, they having found The cernn
cate fraudulent Justice Shea said he could not un-
dcrstand how The Jury could find verdict OF $3.50
any other sum Tor the palntir alter their finding
the ccriicate except on The theory that they dd
salvc for the wounded feelings OF the builder aud
architect.
In the case OF Tucker VS.. Sheridan two motions
bers OF the Marine Court, yesterday. One Was in ic
by tho defendant TO strike out the complaint ior
against plaintiff Mr.. Spelissy, on behalf or the de.
plant stricken out IN tn.s case the defendant had
been arrested on process granted on an application
In which The form OF tho summons was such would
interpreting the afdavts offered on the application.
and claims tnat the action was originally brought ex
delicto and that II was aftcrthought VI plainufto 10
frame his complaint 80 AS to found tho action
tract He further claims that as natural
sequence OF the granting OF his motion that oil plain
tin's counsel must DO denied. Plaintiffs counsel
requested leave TO presett his authorities to-day,
which being granted the Court took the papers.