The New York herald., 1877-02-28
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

August Belmont executor OF the late Commodore
Perry, has brought suit against Jacob voorhs Jr to
foreclose mortgage for 81 o00 Judge Barret, ycster
day appointed William c. Traphagen referee to invests
gate the facts OF the case.
Counsel finished summing up the Boody suit yes
terday, before Judge Scdgwick, in the Superior Court
Special Term. Messrs Niles and Hawkins made lengthy
The case WINS finally submitted TO Judge Sedgwick,
who promised TO examine into tho evidence and give
an early decision.
In the SUIT OF Patrick Mccormick against the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company to
recover $4,000 damages ior the death OF his vile
through being by of the dolcndant's cars
a verdict rendered yesterday before Judge Van
Hocsen Tor the plaintiff for the full amount claimed.
In the case OF Andrew }. Mellon, who rs wanted In
Pennsylvania to answer charge Of grand larceny and
who brought before Judge DAVIS a writ or
habeas corpus, decision was Yesterday given by
Judge Davis rcfnanding the prisoner Leave, however,
given to make application 10 have the bail liked by
Judge BarrctL
William Canning, waiter on board the steamship
City OF Mexico, was arrested yesterday by Deputy
Marshal Rcinhardt charged with assauitipg on tho
hish seas John Murphy third assistant engineer of
the vessel The cause Of the trouble that Murphy
accused Canning with dancing with coored woman
Canning was brought before Commissioner Shields,
WIND held him Tor examination IN S UU0.
In November, 1872, Caroline Engelman obtained a
decree Of limited divorce from Charles w. Engclman
Ono OF the REQ ureens OF the decree was that gel
man should pay S. u week amony 10 his vile She
claims that he Is now in arrears TO the amount Of $780,
and has sought tine Intervention oil the Court
matter TO G. 7. Smith.
Tho Peoples National Bank havc brought suit
against Owen Bogert Co upon accsplances tor
$35, 900 OF Duncan, Sherman Co., bought by them
days before the failure oil the latter frm The trial
OF the suit was begun yesterday before Judge Dono
hue, holding Supreme Court, Circuit, Messrs. John
X. Gray and Luther r. Marsh appearing tor the plain.
TINS and William Alien Butler Tor the defendants.
Before Judge Van Brunt there continued yester-
day the trial Of tho SUIT brought by Mrs. Saporas
the city 10 recover damages resulting TO her country
place through drawing OIL the waters Of Lake Mahopac
Various witnesses called Tor the plaintiff and tes
tiled that they lived At the time lake, and
that consequence OF the drawing OF OF tho water
The suit Of Mary G. Walsh against the New York
Floating Dry Dock Company was tried before Judge
j. +. DAILY yesterday without jury. Tho complaint
states that Thomas Z. Burke the lessee and in
possession OF the wharf known pier 49, East River,
and is entitled 10 collect wharfage IRON vessels; !;
that floating dock Of the burden OF 8, 0OO tons,
from May l, 1870, 70 June Z, 1876. mado TO
pier 49, East River and At anchor In the adjacent
slip, whereby Burke and PLAINTIFF his assignee. be-
came entitled 10 receive 81, 268 for wharfage The de-
fence is that the company owned pier 49, East River.
aud that the sectional noatng dock attached 10
that pier, which they had right 10 use without
pensation 10 the defendant. Tho Court reserved de-
csion. Mr. l.. A. Fuller appears for the plaintiff and
The trial OF the suit brought by Franz Nessel against
the city was concluded yesterday Plaintiff fell into the
Fourth avenue excavation at 120th street Sunday
afternoon IN 1874 broke his leg, and claimed SIC, 900
damages. The jury brought in verdict tor the de-
PENDANTS. For the plaintiff there appeared Messrs
Leary Bischof and Tor the city Mr.. F. L. Stetson
and Mr.. E. IL Laconbe