The New Orleans bulletin., 1876-01-25
THE OOURTS.
Supreme Court.

Supreme Court yesterday, when the following
opinions were read:
JUDGMENTS AFFIRMED.
State VS.. J. D. Nelson. Indictment for for
gerry held good.
State vs. Andrew Lewis. Verdict of man
slaughter su stained.
Stephen BIN ct ais vs. John Cookrem.
Home Mutual Insurance Company vs.. B.
NJ. Horrell ct ais.
Payne, Huntington & Co. vs.. G. NJ. Turner
State ex rel. Attorney General and +. E
Damas vs.. Thomas Carey, for possession OF
the office of Tax Collector, Third District.
Defendant decreed entitled to the Office.
JUDGMENTS REVERSED.
| Thompson Taylor VS.. D. P. Carroll, Justice
| WHY dissenting.
State * rel. E. B. Mentz VS. Auditor Gin
ton: Mandamus for warrant for salary as
parish judge.
F. B. Brand vs.. JAS Stafford. Plaintiffs
demand dismissed.
| Virginia A. Talbot, widow of DR.. r. A.
Porter, vs.. VIM. II. Hunt, testamentary
| executor
Marriage between negro woman and white
man comes under the code of 1875. it having
taken place since then. The acknowledge
ment Of children must be joined in by both
parties and this five years before the marriage
Is not sufficient. The will was not annulled
P. Dyer W. P. Riley ct al. Plaintiff
claimed $4,000 against a mate and T. P.
Leathers, for a blow with pine knot.
MOTION TO DISMISS ovERRULED.
Shook 4 Palmer vs.. w. j. Cogswell-There
was a motion to dismiss the appeal, based
upon ths ground that the State Court was
divested OF jurisdiction by the application for
q removal OF the case to the Federal Court.
The petition to remove was considered the
same as plea to the jurisdiction OF the lower
court, and the Supreme Court would not re-
view such an appeal.
Mrs. B. Lewis ct al vs. Widow Pepin.
CASES REMANDED.
Succession of Simon Fault.
State vs. VIM. Burke. for murder.
SUITS DISMISSED.
Joel Alexander vs.. City OF New Orleans.
wRITS GRANTED.
State ex rel. II. Bird vs. Judge of Superior
District Court.
State ex rel James Wood vs. Judge of Su-
perior District Court
APPEALS DISMISSED.
Bradish Johnson VS.. Marco Popevich.
Widow J. 9. De st. Romes VS.. Carondelet
Canal CJm pany.
Superior Criminal Court.
AFFIDAVIT FILED.
Safe vs.. Bertrand Dlnnet, charged with
Affidavit filed.
CONTINUED.
j. J. Martin, charged with willful and cor
rupt perjury Indefinitely.
MOTION TO REDUCE BAIL.
Bernard Baumgarden, charged with man.
slaughter. Motion to reduce bail taken un-
Ter advisement.
James Willis, convicted of carrying con- |
sealed weapons, fined $25 and costs Of court, |
md in default of payment sentenced to 90 |
Town, hand -cuffed, and keep Capt Pegram's |
company at the Hotel Pagan for the term of |
en- days.
The case of Garvey and Earle, charged with |
he murder Of old Mrs. Sollinger five years
Igo, was called up for trial TO- day. A great
many of this witnesses Ewere absent. and |
eyeral have died since the crime was COM
nitted.
Second District Court.
In suit on promissory note, brought by
he Union Insurance Company against A.
putin, tutor, Judge Tissot Monday morning
cad an elaborate opinion. It was suit on
note secured by q mortgage, di-
ected against A. Coutin, tutor Of his minor
hildren, Alphonse and Bertha Coutin. The
nswer was general denial, but the Judge,
Z oticio, raised the question as to his jurisdic-
ion, there being no doubt rs to the defend
Mt 8 liability.
The Court reviewed carefully large mum.
er Of leading authorities apparently against
be jurisdiction of the Probate Court, and
howed how he had to differ in opinion of the
supreme Court, and rendered judgment for
laintiff
Fourth District Court.
Marguerite Anfoux vs. Or. 0. Anfoux. Rule
nade absolute; defendant enjoined from WIS.,
ting the domicile of plaintiff and from alb .
ucting the minor child, Marie.
Charles J. Balfour vs. Isaacson, Seixas &
%. Judgment for defendant, dismissing !,
laintiff' claim with costs.
Joseph Armbruster VS.. Peter Kaiser, John
laiser and Joseph Kaiser. Judgment in
.vor of plaintiff for $1,000, with s per cent
interest against defendants in solido.
Marguerite Anfoux VS.. DR.. 0. Anfoux. Ex-
ep ion Of the city of New Orleans maintained
nd the rule filed by plaintiff dismissed with
osts.
Fifth District Court.
Dr.. D. C. Holiday vs.. Maurice Abrams. i