The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-20
THIRD DISTRICT COURT.

|
Of Thos. II. Murphy, opened.
THIRD DISTRICT COURT.
Citizens Bank Of Louisiana W. Rufus NAPLES
| Defendants claim In reoOnvention dismissed,
| and Judgment In favor OF plaintiff and against
defendant for the sum OF $751; with recognition OF
mortgage on the property and stock securing
said debt.
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT.
John Livingston vs.. Emory Il. Norton Suit to
recover q contingent fee OF $4,000. Judgment
| OF non. suit.
Peoples Insurance Company vs.. Llambias Il
Observation-Disclosures for plaintiff for s12,674 95
and interest, subject to q credit of t2760, with
interest from Judicial demand. Curstor's fee Of
| $50 allowed.
| FIFTH DISTRICT COURT.
Emma A. O'Dowd vs. City Of New Orleans,
Mayor and Administrators. -Jndgmsnt In favor
OF plaintif requti ing the city TO Issue to her FIVE
| new bonds Of the series known as the Drainage
series OF $1,000 each, in place OF those described
in plaintiffs petition as Nos. 476, ALL, 472, 473
| and Sal Of said series, and now proved TO have
been lost or destroyed, the said new bonds 10
| bear and carry such coupons as would now be
due, payable on said lost bonds upon plaintiff
| giving security to the satisfaction Of defendant
az aiDst the future appearance OF said lost or de-
stroyed bonds.
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT.
The State OF Louisiana ex rel. Carondelet
| Canal and Navigation Company vs.. Ed. Pilsbury,
Mayor Of the city OF New Orleans, ct als.-Re-
lators pray for writ OF mandsmus compelling the
Mayor and the City Administrators to strike out
and erase from the registry Of Judgments one in
| favor OF the commissioners OF the New Orleans
| Park, registered on the 1st OF July, 1873, for
s7s, 172 IL: further ordering the CITY TO pay re-
lstors' judgment OF s12,5OO, with interest thereon
| at the rate OF per cent per annum from 22d Of
February. 1864. till paid. Judge Rightor has or
dered that respondents comply with the demand
Of relator or show cause to the contrary on the
30th inst. at 10 a. IN.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
Judge Billings was unable to obtain Grand
Jury yesterday, having obtained but fourteen
Jurors out Of The entire venire. Twenty-three
persons drawn were excused, and a number
failed TO attend. District Attorney Lacey sug-
gested further venire OF fifty, which was
Tdas bepE !igpsEBassa " p 9s The
o. P: m; yesterday. The jurors drawn we're
notified to be in court this morning
Yesterday Judge Billings approved the account
OF Commissioner A. Il. Adams, amounting to date
| to $70G 40.
u. q. COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Alex. Sens, who keeps soda water stand In
the French Market, was arrested yesterday and
brought before Commissioner Adams on q
charge OF selling Rofigns, without license 10
District Court on bond Of $1,000 ' OO'''O WAC
David Powers. mate, and Peter Burke, second
mate OF the American ship Saranac, were yester.
day arrested and brought before Commissioner
Southworth on charge Of beating on the high
seas J. Sinclair, Richard Phelan and Alex. d.
Grant, during recent voyage from Liverpool 70
this port. Case set for hearing to-day.
SUPREME COURT.
Met Monday morning. Present: Chief Justice
Manning and Associate Justices MARI, Egan, De
Blanc and Spencer.
The following opinions were read
BY CHIEF JUSTICE MANNING.
State ex rel. Mrs. 2. G.. Labarre vs. the Judge
OF the Superior District Courket al.-Peremptory
lator.
Margaret McAuley VS.. John A. o,Brien, execu-
tor.-Judgment affirmed.
Joachim Borde vs.. Widow VIM. Erskine ct al.
Motion to dismiss is denied and the case is
continued, with leave to the appellants to have
the under tutor properly cited.
Marie L. Beebe VS.. James P. Gunault ct ais
Ihe orier (of iojunction) and judgment OF the
lower court is avoided and reversed, and the |
cause Is remanded to be proceeded with accord |
ing to law, defendant paying the costs OF appeal
Widow J. @. De st. Romes vs.. her creditors,-
Remanded for new trial.
and Oil Company.-Judgmeat of the lower court |
reversed and cause remanded for new trial de. |
PENDANT paying costs Of appeal.
state ex rel. Il. &. Hunter, District Attorney,
ment for murder is pending in Rapides parish
against P M. Richardson, brother.in.law of W.
T: Blaekman, the presiding judge. The District
Attorney seeks by mandamus to compel the re-
cnsation OF Judge Blackman, and Judge Pierson.
OF the adjoining district, to hold the next term OF
court for the purposes Of this trial. under section
l06o OF the Revised Statutes. The judges except
70 the Jurisdiction OF the Supreme Court, and
plead the unconstitutionality of the said section
l06o: The exception to the jurisdiction is over
'uled. The provisional writ heretofore granted
9 set aside, and the peremptory mandamus re- |
used at costs of relator
Charles I: Berens VS.. Meyer WE'LL ct al
Judgment affirmed.
:. @. Malain and Jasper Gall vs. Judge of the
MIRO JUDICIAL District Court, parish OF Iberia, ct
made peremptory at costs of
respondent. Mr.. Justice DeBlanc recuses him
self in this case.
By MR.. JUSTICE MARI.
Heirs OF Gutierrez vs.. B. & W. Croner ct al
lotion to dismiss appeal overruled.
, state ex rel. Thomas Jorda vs.. Judge Of the
'ourth District Court-Rule n1si discharged at
elator's costs
BY MIR. JUsTI CE EGAN.
State OK rel. Isaac D. Brown va. Parish Judge
I !berville.-Complsint dismissed and mandam-
q denied at the cost OF reator for reasons az
lgned in the case Of Mary E. Brown ct al va. !
anne party.
State OK rel. Mary E. Brown ct al vs. Parish
udge OF Observation-Disclosures discharged at /
ost of relator. !
Mary Duncan vs. Michael Duncan.-Tbe pIea
prescription to plaintiffs action is sustained
ne verdict OF the jury and Judgment of the lower
curt are set aside and avoided, and anti dis
Missed at plaintiffs cost IN both courts. All j..
ghts OF action for sums that may be due plain :
u rom defendant, on account of bank stock sold t
r. frr, w,I 49,