The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-03-31
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

In the Rowagen will case Mr.. William A. Seaver
yesterday appointed receiver by Judge Donohue.
The concluding evidence in the SUIT of Funcke VS..
The New York Mutual Insurance Company, which has
been trial for the last three weeks before Judge
Sanford, in the Superior Court, given yesterday
The case will be summed up this morning and the
charge given Monday.
In the brought by jeremiah Crowley against the
Dry Dock East Broadway and Battery Railroad Com
pany, before Judge Van Worst, Supreme Court Cir
cult 81 900 damages for being knocked over
as alleged, by of defendant cars, verdict was
yesterday rendered for the defendant
The case Of William J. Rec convicted in the Court
of General Sessions Of forgery In tie third degree for
uttering forged promissory note Of L. NJ. Bates Il
Co. fer $4,000, and sentenced 10 State Prison for five
years. yesterday argued on Efpea In the Supreme
Court, General Term. The Court took the papers
The legal contest in the dramatic world IN which
Isaac Carvtlo and Charles kibello In the United
States Circuit Court for an Injunction 10 RESTRAIN
Sheridan shook and A. H. Palmer from continuing the
representation of the play oil sFerreo at the Union
Square Theatre, and which tho former claim TO be an
infringement OF their copyright authors OF the play
OF "lndIscrcuon.n will have rehearsal before Judge
ShipmaD on Monday next The plaintiffs will be repre-
sented by Ar Algernon ) Sullivan the defendants by
ex-Judge Dittenhoener.
There lengthy argument yesterday before
Judge Curtis, holding Special fern Of the Superior
Court motion TO vacate the order Of arrest In the
suit for alleged libel brought ~ Nj Augustn DAILY, of
the Fifth Avenue Theatre. against A. Byrne OF the
New York Dramatic Times which $40 600 claimed.
The alleged libel consists OF structures passed upon Mr.
Daly's claim the author OF "Pique." Mr. O'Gorman
appeared for the motion and Mr. oln behalf Of Mr..
Day. Judge Curtis took the papers.
The New York Bar is TO be reinforced with another
insta of young lawyers. Seven young gentlemen,
Messrs William b. Smith, Frank Sperry, Charles B.
Jennings, Frederick q. Haerter Thomas Cosligan,
John J. Brady and Patrick j. Cheevers. have passed
satisfactory examination at the hands OF the Examn
ing Committee, Mcssrs. Lewis L. Dea1eld, j. r. Dos
Passos and Algernon s Sullivan. Eight Others con-
sisting OF Benjamin 5. Clark, Alfred J. Cameron, +.
Leonard Rugg Edwin A. johnson, Henry Grasse Isa-
dore Groyhood, Merritt H. Van Vert and Frank NJ.
Brown, graduates OF Columbia Law School, obtained
required certificates TO character from the Committee
Character, Messrs. William G. Choae, G. TiLotson
and George L. Ingraham. All these young will be
to-day by the Supreme Court, General Term,
judges
Augustus Rice has brought suit against Edward Lv-
ermorc and Jonathan Luther, the trial Of which be-
gan yesterday before Judge Van Worst, holding Su-
preme Court Circuit. in which he seeks TO recover
So 900, balance due contract for the purchase OF
the right and title TO submarine apparatus for raising
sunten vessels recovering torpcdoes and general ma
rine explorations The defence Is that the contract
made under the representation that 1t vau-
able invention that Il had been approved by Gen.
eral Gilmore, who had recommended It's use by the
government. and 81, COO damages is claimed by tho
defendants The Is not yet concluded.