The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-14
A SERIOUS JOKE.

Moses II. Sach sued Anthem Schneider and his son
Frank In The Marine Court to s.. 900 damages
TOR injuries received under peculiar circumstances
The parties, who were neighbors, had some angry
WORDS In regard to a wagon which the Schncders in
sisted upon keeping front OF Sachs door, This ap.
peared to annoy Sach, who was determined upon hav-
Ing the wagon removed. Tho schnciders thercupon
threatened 10 get square with Sach. Late In
ing OF August TO- 1876, while sach was airing himself
In front OF his store door, No. 22l FIRST avenue young
schneider, by way OF Joke and to annoy Sach, put
his loot out Of Tho second story winuow and Kicked
aud threw down tho business sign which was sus-
pended Sachs store door, Inc Joke, however,
proved TO DO more serious than was contem ted.
The sign, which seven ect long. tell on the head
Of Sacn, who Is htycight years OF age, Knocking him
senscless causing him serious injury, which
disabled him from attending to his business Tor about
Blk weeks. II not disputed that young schneider
kicked down tho sign. and tho main question lItl-
gated whether old Schneider, the iatner. who Is
pccunia ry able 10 respond, liable Tor the sous
act. There was some evidence tending to show that
the father assisted tho in throwing the sign down.
" nile some OF tho witnesses swore that wbile III AID
not old Schneider actually assist in dong tho
wrongful act, that he melted his son to do H. Judge
McAdam charged the jury that the father was not ia
bio he In way induced, AIDED or abetted
the sob In the commission OF tho wrong; In other
words, unless there was common design on their
part throw down the sign IN which case the act Of
the would be imputed To the father TO the
Of holding both JOINTLY liable Tor all the consequences
oil tho wrong. Tho Jury found verdict against both
defendants Tor $500
DISPUTE AS IL AN OLD LANE
In 1910 Noah scovilc divided his farm Bloom
ingdale and laid out lane the Bloomingdalo road
from Eighth avenue. This lane was known the
Asylum lane until closed by tho Central Park Com
missioncrs in 1868 scoville meantime had conveyed
a part OF his farm to tho New York Hospital and
other part Ely Moore Tho heirs OF Tho latter sold
their interest in the anc Patrick Callaghan. Part
of tho lane now forms plot 400 feet 18th
ana twenty 1--we feet on Tenth avenue In the year
1868 the ciy assessed this strip tor sos Tor opening
Central Park, and the came remaining unpaid sold
Tho property In 1866 to one Boyd, who assigned MS
lease 900 years 70 James Rogers Callaghan now
brings a SUIT 10 set aside the tax sale Tor various
reasons, joining defendants the city aud all
the claimants 90 the land Cailaghan np-
reared by +. y. Neville and Rogers by J. A. Deer.
ing IL was admitted by the latter that the TAX sale
might be irregular, bat that was not voId ana mat
pcilncr OF the parties mad any interest," IN tho
lahc cnting them 10 MAINTAIN the ACTON. judge
ponohuc, before whom tnc was heard, yesterday
rave MS decision, hodpg that the tax sale was vdiid
ma that CallgDan could not maintain tho proceeding.
be having acquired tly subsequent 10 the levy oil as
pessmenL lie, therefore, denied the motion.