, 1877-12-28
TIE COURTS.
Tho Commercial League Cut
Short in Its Career!s
Record Of Judgments, Now Suits, Bank
ruptcies, Etc.

clarinE tht commercial iearus Asaot1aaion ""
Insurance company. This Association was onsy
,'.rovn,crt tn.ttt,,tf,n. tnrrd ia mcmbcrs
.s..t..,. s,I ,,., ,,,.,,c, ,,,cn, ~, ,hc
$ao oln't'at'on seeau '','t 'tsu. ",.s w. se
notorious Protection Lie Insurance company
founntfou 10 sec wAy the Company WIS doing
80 tr.,,,,nce hr.,nc.. vt,hont 1tccn,c. IL
s,, .,n,, ,l,s r,,nrc o,,, ot,rrfnr th,t
It was bcucvolcnt institution Deh'nrresh
vere Elcl 10 two ut these plras anil decided
Yesterday,
tna1o r,ooc,, s,,e, otvinr n abatement of the
@naee nose's' s.,.a., ..s. Hn ~. ...,,"s, ,,t".
facts, said the ASSOCIATION WAS H,utaat li'e1
insurance company In every essential particular,
and TIA business waa cunductct iD substantially
thc .,,ne manner and for The sau,r purpoacs.
It claimed to haVc orgahtfea nhacs ses. o. o.
The statute on Corporations as atacnded III 's'9'
which Is aa follows:
A..ociatton9 .nt 'os!e,ie. whsh ats intsnasa TO to
OF The deceased mcghers thereof, anil where no
annual dues or prclntnnn aro re1ufet anu whete
fns mcmoets nna, 1sse'Sa y" tnsJrsnt. s,r, VT
msnlcs ~'a'' 'A"" "o' " ass"'@ '"' VIVA
1t might 90 eoneeuea ''as 'no Assx'"'lo'
Was ouu intended to benefit the widows, or.
phaus, hers and dcyisccs of their deceased
members, but SO were mutual fitc.,usurancc
to such widows, heirs, and devtsees; Tue at'cs'
tlon then was wisthet apnual nMes VI prs.
miums we're rc!luirel III me hseoe,at'on. lyon
c1an!!'aslon OF t!,s hy.!sws u was lo''nd ti.at ~;
the trustees might assess hot eAcceuinE ~
.r anh1n "a Ianu iof 5nalncss rufhtAef:
!hae was, 10 ail lntcnss ann turpoees' anauas
cues. u was niss Prot!aen " euen aet a. ttat
or otncrxlse' ~ tnt{ scxs,se % w ~ "oM,a
bc observed that q tho eleven trustees, ees'
e. en might os Gisc,s r., q 4, 1"s ts Mtsiat,on
lho bv-la"e ptpFHtn tuat R'o o'uSc!s AHon'a
receive such sonesnsatI0a ' tS,. a. t'la isu"ess
6houii aetcfmine; i!e elugsIs tnere!oIu CON
st4tntcd malor1ty o. tne nnata VI !lnhtees'
anu hAcl thelr o"n g., ,eomRensaton % ~ suen sun
rntarY and snnetiutenaenSt. Z mast oe members OF
tho Assocs1lnl, u Was elear thAt theE n'iGht re-
cclve snotlsy % psons, Or e o.nef~9e Ing bylaws
1!so pioSues saa. lnt aaas ~ asa n..usS M .so,. tnI
assessments lhr Expenses M12ht ea ~.
vested In tntescss'ocarl'1G securities, AMI
WM ptnv!acJn. J.. ,a.ai m aootner ,ss,.u pyIahw
Tint whcn u eAonlu ec aeehieu propcr ny tne
ts mscI to III ,i1n;sh tho assessncnts Tor irstI,
ossss 20 1ssd ous to ss ;s WIS not oSgao ii a
bp M eg9 ebe,. ws' as n ufa at 5
u1Is not como within tho exccpton Of ART. ii, and md
mus &C ucsns ~ for .ncs;"nt hr+ % ~
unt, " ,.s,a,ns .i ~ s,,.h tn~ 49, h,,i
nsss whda Rssn liz cs - apnf S r.
Qurel tY luw. Tho demurrer to the lirst md
second pleas would be sustained.
The third plea was Ecnura1 denial. Tho eyf-
dcncc Under It must, OF course, ho the facts "a
set in in Inc irst ulcu, which was held to 10
bad, ind, therefore, It would be uee1ess labor
and expensu to make up au issue and try It on
Tic tucrita on Tint plca.
HEAVY SUIT AoA1Nsr 4 TRusTEE,
Tho Toronto WaN Inns t!,e following notice of
in application In q somewhat heavy suit In'
volving considerable property tn Illinois and
e.. it, dSk,,
Ior, tile well.krown rca!~tstatc broker OF this
lily. The applicant ID the wlfe uf Toronto
barr,stcr one Of the lcgntces under il1e will Of
cause at kot0,OO0 that In 81. Iaul 4t $IiD,0o0
The remainder Ut tho estate Ia In CaEada,
making up Ia aat, according to tho valuation,
607O,0O0 worth OF property. The application
Involves tic payment into court Of e6t,570 Of
funds already recciycti by defendant. Proceci-
inrs will probably uo Immediately taken to en-
iota tha I snics of lands bc!onsiuV 10 tic estato
Ia this country aud protest the Interests Of
. .hortyE.
Attorney. General Mowa1: and Evnrt for plain
tF y. Martini q e. smd naa nte'9n ,s 70. defendant
p9'ss!o1 Fl ~ ! Mssy jsf,.s stsssa ~ r. ia!aas.isn @
anst lane. stinso IsstnsnE @ hm 4 fem @oa:
s1uson and IT, Y. siason. Ts .altsr eamo ap
is.day y y, q aoiisa 70 soatInas the la}ans.
applied To-. aPo..poncmcnt Tor three wceks. which
was granted. Injunction continued In the meaa'
time.
~ sa!Tn RICE. xr
LafaVetta IL: sn1tn a ae4 ntom hm' a 5es.etua5 10y
Msettlcmons OF to i'51n p.!sltless % q ~ s"1tn ms q
Ntse Inc paftnefsnip Mas io1ned aass ~ 'ams
178, TO curry on tlle contla'ssl1n business ana
lasted cxacslY TWO months. EACH party con-
trtluted SlV,.NO casn, anu Has 10 saaIs eaualiy
With TIC other III Dfnhts anu losses: istee now
has all tho books ana accounts OF tne hrIi, antl
complainant aik' ~ ,ann.re ta. 10 nay 10 n ~
over what Is due.
ITEMS.
judge Williams yesterday granted decree q
divurco to Albert I. kadihon lrom Kaclsel j.
Kadtson On tho Krounu o. dcscrt'on.
uNtrEn sTATEs COURT.
Tho Connecticut Mutual Lille insurance CON
pany flcd BY! yesterday against Hi!!lan u
". aiid Anna Z. Cusl'saan{ snu others. 70 lote,
close mortgage ioF ep,VGh " putt ot LII 1l..
.and In Keith d Gurleys Subdivision u ltloes
in tho Atsess1r'a IlFtsson u Inc soathHeS'
fractional of BIC. y, ~ II.
The same GompanJlllo'i Similar btll aGalnsl
William IL, ". Cuk6f{1A11. lSHNH N, Hardin. &tGf