The New York herald., 1876-12-15

SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.
Before Judge Donohue there commenced yes.
terday tho second trial Of suit brought by the Chat
ham National Bank against ex-Sherif o'Bren. to re-
for alleged wrongful conversion OF goods.
The complaint yesterday dismissed In the suit
tried before Judge Lawrence, in which Joseph Hlder
brand sought TO S17500 arrears OF rent Tor
the Finh Regiment Armory
In the County Clerks Office there ned yesterday
the judgment roll dissolving tho North American
Steamship Company. Action was taken by Attorney
Genera Fairchild 10 dissolve the company on the
ground Of Its hopeless insolvency
Judge Brady yesterday appointed Nathaniel Jarvis,
J referee In foreclosure suit brought by rhc Board
OF the Church Erection Fuud OF the General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church OF the United States OF
America" agalns, Daniel Pike and others
Wrts oil habeas corpus were granted yesterday by
Judge Brady. on the application OF Mr. William y.
Kinzing. In the cases Of 4. Wander welbcke and
others, committed by Police Justice Smith in default OF
bail on charges OF dsorderly conducI The cases Will
come up for hearing to-day.
the value ot horse. harness and seizcd under
execution against Denison Tiiton, wnicn property
was claimed under bill OF sale 70 brother OF Deni-
son. verct was Yesterday rendered for $3.50 Tor The
plaintiff. The case was tried before judge Larre-
more holding Supreme Court. Circuit
Martin g. Brown claims 10 have loaned $lS1 so to
Philip II. Wllianis Jr, broker. and further indebt
cncss by the latter OF $780, growing out OF stock
transactions Trial Of a suit brought tho
Court OF Common Pleas. The defendant denies the
alleged Indebtedness. Messrs. Culver and Wright ap
peared tor the piantn and Mr.. Joseph j. Marvin for
the defendant.
William Heath brought suit against G. A. Mahoncy
10 recover some 600, growing out of purchase OF
stocks on margins. The was tried yesterday be-
fore Judge Larremorc, ana resulted verdict for tho
minor, and that the margins deposited belonged TO
his mother Messrs. Townsend and Weed appeared for
the paintin, and cx-JudRe Busteed and Jonn A. Burt
Tor the defendants.
Sarah A. spinner was married 10 Daniel H. Spinner In
lS.9 aud recently she alleges discovering that her
husband was unlaithful his marital vows sued
an absolute divorce She ayers that her husband has
committed adultery at divers times with one Millc
Dodge, at the Inebriatc Home on Wards Island.
Judge Brady yesterday ordered reference in the
In the suit Of spelissey VS.. Mcnamara, on trial
before Judge Van Hocscn, OF tho Court OF Common
Pleas, the report In yesterdays HERALD inadvertently
made appear that tho pallt'll was gwen TO undue
reputable lawyer, though beng receiver in the case
was tho nominal plaintiff anu not the party lncupated
In the reported testimony.
In the case OF Ella kaufman, Sophia Kattenhclzcr
aud Minnie katcnheizsr tho two former sentenced 80
State Prison for twenty years and the last to the
Pcnitcniary Tor Ave years. or forciblc abduction ior
purposes Of dcncmcnt young gir, as heretofore
published the bills OF exception have been settled and
yesterday Mr. John 0. Mott, their counsel applied to
Judge BRADY for writs OF and stay OF proceed
ings After brief argument, Assistant District At
torney Ramac appearing In opposition, Judge Brady
Mrs. Ann IL. Butler has brought suit against tho
American Lilo Insurance Company upon policy OF
Insurance. LOT uUU upon the lie OF her nusOanu inc
late Dr. samuel W. Butler. she says her complaint
that her husband was the medical examiner Tor tho
company IN Philadelphia aud that his services were
such and for advertisements In the Netcdt and Sur
gcai Reporter, of which her husband oditor and
PROPRIETOR the policy was granted. rhe defence Is
general DENIAL The case came TO trial yesterday be-
fore Judge Sedgwick, Of the Superior Court, Mr.. y.
Harwood Vernon appearing for the plaintiff and Mr..
George Bliss Tor tho defendant.
The matter Of the Guardian Savings Institution
came up before Judge Brady, in Supreme Court,
Chambers. yesterday, 10 set aside tho report Of Mr.
Abbott referee, the accounts OF the former receiver
Of the bank, Jeremiah Quinlan. Mr. A. s. Sullivan,
public administrator, Was present, representing the
creditors Lyman W. Bates appeared for j. j. ODono-
hue, tho present receiver and Dovn Milior for Mr.
Qunnn The assignee also pctitionod to send back
spect 10 two sums In dispute. This opposed
affdavts, and tho Court took the papers.
Mrs. Richardson, widow, loaned 81, 900 TO ono
Elliott upon property at Hastings worth $4,000, and
took as additional security therefor policy OF nsur
ancc upon tho building. The house burned down and
she brought suit against tho Wcstchestcr Fire lnsur
ancc Company TO recover upon tho policy. Upon The
trial OF the case before Judge Donohue, in Supreme
Court Circuit yesterday, wns shown that the build
Ing insured as dwelling" when, IN fact. por-
ton OF IL was used as country store Tho company
offered the other hand to show that the
cndanis cogniznnt Of this fact but tho Court
ruled that action must bo brought to reform tho
policy, ana dismissed tho complaint
Tho argument which to nave taken place ycster.
day before Judge Freedman, holding SPECIAL Term OF
the superior Court, In tho Injunction proceedings
against the Beecker street Railroad postponed
until next Monday There viii be nm argument to-day
the suit OF Patton vs.. The New York Elevated Rail-
road Company.
In the suit OF Doyle against ex-United States Mar
shal Sharpe for wrongful conversion OF goocs-the
facts Of which have already been published in tho
HERALD-a verdict was yesterday rendered. before
Judge Sedgwck IN the Superior Court for 50 500 for
the plaintiff