The New York herald., 1877-01-21
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
wAsaNoroS. Jap. 10. 1877.

WAsHNofoN. Jap 10. 1871
In the United States Supreme Court to-day the io.
lowing cases were heard
The case OF the Insurance Company OF North Amer
lea against Field No. 1884, from tho Northern Circuit
OF Illinois, presented the question whether fire
surance policy is void when the properly Ii easehold
or is not owned fec by the assured and the
stated ut the time OF the insurance and con-
tained in the policy, provided therein The Court
below sustained the pccy, Notwithstanding the ON s
sion and that decision is the chief assignment Of
error IN this Court Charles Wheaton appeared for
plaintiff in error and John H. Bennett for defendant
ln No. los, from the same circuit, The United
States brought action on tho bond Of indemnity Tor
internal revenue stamps gwen by the Electric Match
Company OF Chicago, alleging an indebtedness ior
stamps Of S5,175, which WAS denied BY the company
The Court allowed the bond aud cxompcation from
the General Treasurers Office OF the accounts there
mado up as proof OF tho claim. Tho company objected
and brought the here exceptions to the ruling
but does not appear prosecute the writ The gov
ernment asks an allowance Of ten per cent 10 dis
courage such proceedings evidently taken, 10 SUBJ
mnted, for tho purpose Of delay. Assistant Attorney
General Smith represents the government
In the case No. 100 Henry News sued by Jacob
A. Conover for Infringement OF patent for an i'm
and the report OF the master 10 whom tho case WAS re-
fcrrcd ound that Conovcr had sustained damage by
reason OF the Infringement and gave him 81 500. News
appeals 10 this Court insisting that the Court erred N
ovcrrung certain exceptions to Inc masters report,
and among others charging that the master should
have considered the fact that, in consequence OF the
unskliul use OF the machinery by the defendant, he
iailcd to renzc any profits, but, IN ac lost money by
It's use and consequently should not have been re-
from the southern Circuit Tor New York. "A. D. Todd
represented the appellant News and Peter Won Ant
werp the appellee
Case No. 10 was suit by the United states to
cover of boyne X CO., oi Baltimore, something more
than 500 OUV the same being the fraudu emily
drawn by raymaster Pauding from the Merchants
National Bank oi Washington, alleged tn, ough the
collusion VI Boypc Co. with the bank. Boyuo A Co.
at The time bankers and brokers' and they have
sncc tailed, The object OF the being obtain
amount ol ihslr assets to apply on Tue There
was judgment Tor the government Tor the sum of
S62 UUO the value Oi The the firm br No tho
case up tor review, averriug that they were not a
party TO any fraudulent transfer ol the IN oney and
that the government iailtd TO establish any CLAIM
against them he case is from the MARYLAND Circuit
:. 4. Wallace and T. ". Hall appear Tor the appcl
! laDts ana X. r. Ncrrck for the government
No. UI3 Is the case oi George Cbvrpcnnng aQains,
the United States, 40 amtiiar to the public VARIOUS
forms. tho u that Cuorpennlug, having ella IN
upon with the United states lor carrying th
mails. applied To Congress III 1870 TO have them re
lerrcd Postmaster General or other accuuntin
Viirrr. with authority 10 ADJUST aud settle them
Nnefeupon ,on~ ~r'ss passed iesoution DIR cing III
Postmaster Gehcrni 10 invc.tgalc aud a'iust IA
sitn,. In December that year the Postmaster Gen
rrnI a,cVriib-iy found ttiat the United states owe
! ChorIicnniug sIl3U.U 90. wuicn WIS considerabl
| more litn naa bas'b claimed. In February, 1871,
the session "i ire same Congress- the rcsVlt
ton ol January. 1870 was repealed. IL 1915 this VI