The New York herald., 1877-02-10
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

In The divorce suit of Jameson against Jameson
already fully ventilated in the HERALD. Judge Barrett
issued a commission yesterday TO the American consul
at Edinburgh take the testimony oil witnesses there
The jurors in the Emma Silver Mining Company case
were yesterday paid 81 So each, by order OF the Court
for their during nftytwo dnys-thc period up
TO this time occupied in the bearing of the Tho
further hearing OF the will be resumed Monday
next
In the suit brought by Stephen L. Merchant and
others against the Delaware Lackawanna aud Western
Railroad Company, an order OF 0scontinuanco was
Yesterday entered BY Judge Barrett upon consent Of
both parties
Counsel for the people entered judgment yesterday
on the decision appeal recently rendered In the
million srt against William NJ. Tweed. The Judgment
appealed from for Sc, 1885, 10. To this now
added OF appeal, amounting 70 slly 10, which
rases the total amount 10 50, t35s3 d. THIS, doubt
less ~ but another step in the litigation.
In Inc SUIT oil Abraham Marks against the Brewers
anc Maltslers Insurance Company to recover on
noIcy OF insurance on his goods the iull i,cls Of
which aireaiy been published IN the HERALD
Judge Spcr, before whom the case was tred, ycsIcr
day ordered u seated verdict Tor this morning.
Edwin Aaron, by guardian, has brought u suit against
Samuel Godchaud To recover ior al alleged Illegal
SEIZURE goods and the trial OF The case was COM
mrnccd Yesterday before Judge J. r. Ddy, in the
Court Common Pleas The paintii bought goods OF
the defendant which were not pad ior. He got
Judgment against him and LEVIED on the goods. Tho
defendant gave aD indemnify bond. Plaintiff now sues
ground that ils iatncr was The purchaser Tho
defence Is that the father was really the owner.
The case OF hamburger ana Cans, charged with
raudncnL bankruptcy, was up Tor examination bciurc
Commissioner Bcus yesterday. onis Cans, the aScAt
OF the company, put the stard by the District
Attorney, and was examined as TO the books OF tho
nrn. inc object OF the prosecution was to identity
the books and the entries therein 80 as TO put them III
evidence the trial on the criminal cnarge pgainst
the parties.
Judges Lawrence, Donohuo and Van Brdnt, holding
the three branches OF the supreme Court Circuit,
yesterday mainly occupied IN trying ihqucsts
ana short causes There were no cases, however, Of
special interest In one inquest rather heavy YER
dict was gwen. This III the SUIT brought by
Thomas d. Hall against Smith ;. rulle IL was asked
what The claim for. 'Nuts muihly,N was the
response "What KIND OF nutsy' iurtIcr inquired.
.'Pcanuts y was the answer. The amount O the vcr-
dict was $62, sS3 H. winch evidences rather healthy
condition Of the peanut market.
In November, lSI2 Theodore u. Wooscy got vcr-
diet or S3,sl4 02 against Jonn W. Brown aud John
johnson. The carried to The Court oi Ap-
peas, Mr. William NJ. stone becoming oi the
ties on the undertaking. The judgment was affirmed,
and thcrcupon, Mr. stone having meantime dicd,
suit was brought against mis- upon the
derakinp, Mr. Brown IN the meanwhile ha, ing become
insolveni. Judge Van Worst, before whom Tie case
was tricd AT Special Term OF the Supreme Court gave
u decision yesterday, holding that as Mr.. Stone
only surety his liability terminated with his death.
He accordingly ordered judgment for the defendant.
Decisions were gwen yesterday by Judge Van Worst
In TWO cases recently argued before HIM growing
Of assessment Tor paving Fifth avenue IRON l2ith
ljOth street. Mrs. Caroline Richards was assessed
S1s5 She claimed thai tho proper statutory nolicc
had not been given, but upon threat by the city 10
sell tho properly Tor nonpayment OF tho assessment
she paid $i,5o5 80, being the original amount oil tho