New-York tribune., 1877-10-12
CIVIL NOTES.

In the suit Of Speer against The U0rH Company
for Hg The Jury in tee sggsTor co" before Judge Sp'
The suit OF O'ialoran against Jansen, brought TO
re cover IN flag called in the Marine Court yes
teriav afternoon s;iefl asked for adjournment which
was was '9n'a IN cd o. qrsd Judge Aser the AmcTi
can lag the custody Of the Marine Court and no
man snail assail it,"
I'm the suit Of Elizabeth Patterson against Jane w.
McCunn and others a suit in which the plaintiff claims that
Judge McCunns viii invalid and that She rs daughter Of
his half brother is entitled TO share in his estate the jury in
the prene Ccu has rendered. verdict IN accord
macy Of all whose heirsip WAS disputed.
The appeal Of Daniel Schrumpf was to have been
argued Yesterday the Supreme Court General Term.
serumpf was convicted of selling aduerated milk and un-
der his conviction for night in the ToOmbs An
appeal at once taken ard ne was relieved from actual
custody, but his conviction and confinement had 50 worked
on lin mat l 4eSams nsg n, ~ y, 2 o. @ s '"'
The action of Register Dwight. on Wednesday, in
the bankuptc, proccein M j. IL Keyser excepted 10 by
CORPORATION Counsel Whitney who presented the clam OF the
city against The bankrupt No objections against Il were
fled bar stated thai he Lad doubted ito validity,
aud thought of stlonns Us e2ns,eauoa qn aver % the
election Of an a'5Snee MI MhllIen '1Ii'u U M ,ia' t
the cs,m cy creditor greater than that Of all
from voting assignee.
The Hartford and New-York Steamboat Company,
in 1865 leased from the city Pier no 2 East River agreeing
todo all ordinary repairs They did something than
dnary repairs but in 1867 the roitenness Of the mbers sud
denly le the plaintiffs without wharf They called the
city, without avail TO replace the whaIL ThereupOn they
built IT, and the city Tor tho expense Judges Donohue
Bruu have decided, on demurrer that The city IS
not liable As with other landlords leasing promises, the only
is 20 leave the they
enaniabc From his decision the paintin appeals Dscis
| ion was reserved
W. C. Rhinclauder, or his agent, leased 10 Henry
J. Seaman tho house 2l3 west Twelfths Not getting
his rent he sued quarter The defendant admitted
tho lease that the defendant personally
or by his agent knew that the house had been notorious
house OF prosttuon they kept him ignorance Of that
fact causing him much annoyance loss Of at least
which be- made cOuntcrclaim. Judge Van NorL
in supreme special Term sweeps the cchncal"s.
which were IN plaintiffs favor, aside He holds that the
being taken true for the purposes uf
that argument he had the rRnt to treat the lease a. nuty
and counterclaim damages ior the deceit
| Winchester Brition, District Attorney OF Kings
County has by r. Palmer to recover $500
The complaint alleges hat Brltton. counsel for the
plann received the 81 rendered third
party and which was judgment and which he
refuses 10 pay 10 him motion made before Judge Gil
bert YESTERDAY to compel Mr BIon 10 enter judgment for
Of action In which he counsel for the
plainun aiait sets forth tbai since the present st
wa Instituted BrittOn made Offer 10 pay the amount
provided the plainuh would discontinue hs SUIT
Palmer agreed TO THIS but MI Btton Ioceded from Ills
/ offer.
The trial of suit between the American National
Rank and William A. wheeook begun, yesterday before
Judge speir in Superior Trial Term. The psntifs
claim that they employed the Central National Bank their
agent 10 make ccaance and that the defendant President
o. the latter bank advantage c this necessity and Of
their embarrassment in 1863 and 1870 TO exact $4,000 They
charge conspiracy Whoeock and Charles Calender,
bank miner, To ctort Ibis sum Tho defendant al
pressed H. $4,000 not paid 10 him, but TO the
bank OF which he sdent the 500 was paa 10 MIN
case Is siLl on appear for the plaintiff
Martin q smith for the defendant