The New York herald., 1877-08-26
THE COURTS.
A Libel Suit Ordinary and One
Extraordinary.
CARE OVER CARGOES.
Curious Countercharges in a Suit
for Divorce.

In the Superior Court libel suit OF special interest
10 insurance companies was begun yesterday oy ming
. complaint in tho OF the Knickcroocker Casually
Insurance Company against the metropolitan Fato
Glass Insurance Company. Both companies oe'ong 10
his city. The damages In Tho case arc ia'd a.
10000 II IS alleged by The plantis 'hat the dc-
fsndants In publishing their statement In July last OF
the condi.on OF their company, had printed on the
s.cx Of tho circular an article from the Now York
Trade Reporter affecting the credit Of piantls
and intimating their Insolvency. me piainuus
nav further that this was malicious Noei
y, Is76 when the plaintiffs company was organized,
they deposited Sl00 900 with the STATE Department. o
Insurance.. which Is larger sum 'nsn - pa0se as ~
mis- country and that II can bc seen from tue onclai
report the superintendent that they have larger
sum 10 meet liabilities than any similar company aud
haye a larger surplus It's capital than any COM
pany in America. The Now York Iradc Reporter as
Is claimed published similar attacks on Phiiadephia
company when answer to tho above complaint
Is put n which twenty days are allowed, possibly
Another libel suit OF somewhat different character
and the damages placed at good deal lower hg-
ure is one brought BY Walter Il. Aeksrman through
Nj. Bradstreet Son, alleged proprie'ors and
publishers Of circular news letter. entitled entitled
IN The complaint that tho defendants caused
20 be printed their OF the 2Sth inst. the iol-
rather cabsl,stic :-s.AckerInan, Wal
ter H.62 fixtures $780," but which II 10 stated Is
understood 0y business mon as announcing
the fact that Mr. Ackcrman hus givon chattol mort
gage 500 the fixtures IN his place OF business
he being house and sign decorative painter. Upon
the further allegation that this statement Is false ana
damaging his business the present suit s brought
aud 81 900 asked as compensatory damageA
IMPORTANT ADMIRALTY DECISION.
A decision was received yesterday from Judge
BIatchford in the Of Charles A. NJ. Dowell va The
Ship Niagra The decision satOs thai tho lbeliant In
This case was Mr. Charles A. NJ Dowci, who in March,
1875 shipped On board the ship Niagrs at Liverpool
70 be carried 10 New York, 1850 sacks OF inc table
aIt called Ashton salt Tho libel alleges that tho
ship carried tho same voyage about 100 Kegs OF
powdered arsenic, which was slowed on tho
main deck, and Immediately abait the near
or main hatch that during the voyage
the kegs Of arsenic spread and were sifted over
the bays and tho salt with poison that rem
dcred utterly unrule and unit Tor and vaueless,
or nearly So Judge Baichiord hold that II WAS tho
duty the ship. had the means u 40 so, 10 set
apart bags which appeared externally to have come
Ia contact arsenic that II was the ship drove
the Ibeapts to the chemical analysis OF each bag or
to reckless sale OF all the bags tha they we're not
pound take either course that those IN charge OF
ship destroyed the commercial valuo o tho salt as
table salt by the they pursued and that the ship
respond for tho damages In tho bcst way of the
difference between the value OF the salt in tho market
sale. decree entered with COSTS for reference
TO assess the damages Mr.. John f Parsons appeared
for beants and Henry Nicol and James Emott Tor
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