New-York tribune., 1877-01-01
THE COURTS.
LITIGATION IN OLD YEAR AND INV.
A busy TIME FoR rnE COrWs ~ l77D-jtp.,iAH'
As,lGNMFNfs FOR 1877.

LITIGATION IN OLD YEAR AND INV.
! A busy TIME FoR TnE COrWs iN l71o-jt pI,lAHt
AsaIGNMENfs TOR 1870
! The year which ended yesterday showed
that the litigation IN ths city continually on ih'
increase an Increase marked IN the numbers oi ts suite
tried AMI the constant pressure On thu caicudnr aud
still moro in the magna OF thc ss so nany % the
principal railroads ~ tine country have thoir business
management here when n no other feapeet viihn
the jurisdiction Of the court, that almost l iI' Heal
railroad suits either bcgin here or dr here The ral
road, have been a fruitful source of litigation. Tho
serious failures in and snro 1873 hafr alao hdrnod
the court. with many cnsrs during iho past year Tie
folowng statistics show - extent TN nrTea'e'
The Supreme Court, General T'rm las beard ~
cnumerit,d, lGl nonfnlI'iI.,l' 10 anu - - -
cal,rs ] ~ va, geir' nis , ~ r, ,rr.ii rad in his
rea1i "a @ thc py,si,5 @ ILL., s ~. n i,. ,'d iz3 mat.
tcrs, leaving 90 or 20 FOR iu Te decision lHr s,H.'
~ Circuit Parts and r., ll'o be'n already p'h'is9fi
In Part III 9GI Cl4rA tlfd. iu thnmh a, hrsll
calendar motions wcrc heard d d poe ~, $50 t'iafi.
mcnt- issued, Jj7 iHjuncna a"d ~ .rlri' "l ',ss
ness This j. he one branch oi the court which % ,urss
~ ,it.nJ,u,a of two clrtk--Nilam sinclair
ana an assistant John cav, There are ltJl .t1- on
fbe Circuit calendars Oi tlia cturt, ali Au' OF a
Special Term calendar and about 800 on tho first Aon'
In the superior court, 773 cases wgrc tried ava da
posed ~ at ira. Tnrin 30 at General Tenn and 40 AT
luecial Term Tho General Term made I5o orders and
tIs special Term 3, 40 The number OF persons natural
rc4tin TO- lhe Giihrr Ecyaic Hallway, she actions 10
establish authors rights IN ps, 'nd Tue sI7 Hy"i95
Uut OF tn great lOrscllca pl l~' lh' CONT ~,
ca - IN s cdlrnuar and 80 on ~ appeal cuicndhf
II m been embarrassed TN Oan the year ~ TIC "s Oi
Judge Van Worst, VINO has been Tor ne S'Ht pAI OF
the AZ work ia the supreme C"uf, auu Dy i' "c'
los, the death Jf Chici justice hOlriL
The General Term OK the Common Pleas when mas %
dsuose Oi appeal from the II MINOR tudris rs Wen rs
from It's own branches, has disposed 0c 'lN appy.."
Tee trial terms disposed ol oI7, the tiHy I'm 81 ~
AZ Chambers ii5o order, mad" including orders
on 100 liugacd motions. Inc court natIralizcd o"JS
persons. . 49,. t..,
filed during the year, l,5'| cases have been tieI 3nt
disposed oI, 1909 Judgments nave D-eA h'e,l an ~
m.liHc been Issued. lLcc h1Uft5 40 uot
include the work at Chnmburs.
The az gnmenls Of judges for the coming Two years
are not definitely made up owing TO the failure oi TIC
Governor 10 designate tho judges TO he assigned from
othcr courts TO aid the supreme Court OK tins district
This couri has Tor several years needed supreme Court
,lges from other districts 10 help the five NCW-lofk
uycs and Judge Daniels regularly assigned 70 tho
General Term Of this district. Judge Wcs'hrook las
sDept much of his judicial time here, W ing among 'tAer
coses fine Tweed six million The Governor a the
mower TO assign Judges from the Superior and common
Peas Courts TO aid the Supreme Courts at Trial Terms
Last wear Judge Van Worst from the superior Court and
Judge Iarrcmore, from tine Court Of Common P'aS'
serysd in the supreme Court with great acceptance
The supreme Court ana Court Of Common Pleas have
made up their assignments on the theory ' 10 c-N70
riube made in this transfer Inc superior Court ho"
ever las not made W its assignments except Ior 'A'
month.
TIN Only change IN the judiciary OF the higher courts IL
tDe sb iuipn Of Judge Freedman, already known ds
nudge for the late Cnicf Justice Mcneil the following
vrs the annual assignments Of the judges: