The New York herald., 1878-02-27
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.

Judge Donohus yesterday appointed Jackson Wal
lace referee TO examine the accounts Of William X.
Post receiver OF the East End Steamboat Company OF
Long Island
Judge westbrook yesterday rendered a decision
granting q motion made by the plaintiff for q new
trial In the OF Thomas Hickey against the city to
recover damage Tor injuries received by his wife,
caused by distractions upon tho sidewalk IN East
Seventeenth street.
abortionst, Judge Donohue yesterday application OF
Mr.. William +. Howe, granted Of haoeas corpus
The writ made returnable this morning.
Adelaide A. Ferguson has brought SUIT Tor divorce
against her husband Harrison b. Ferguson, on the
ground Of alleged adultery The parties were married In
this city January 1870, and have children. Judge
Donohue yesterday appointed Francis N Martin ref-
cree TO investigate the facts OF the case
james Phelan, VINO resides In San Francisco, has
brought suit against George Opdyke aud others, In
which claims $780, 900 damages tor alleged misrep-
reseItatons in the sale OF certain railroad bonds On
costs Judge Donohuo fixed the amount at S., 900,
bond tor which sum was promptly gwen.
Smith L. Paddock, convicted in the Court OF Special
Sessions OF cruelty imals and hned $780, evidently
thinks that he has not been airy dealt WITH Through
Mr.. William Il. Howe his counsel. writ oi certorarI
wasIyesterday OBTAINED from Judge Donohue, which
viii bring the case up In the Supreme Court tor re-
view.
In eight suits brought against William F. Neibahr
for alleged violation Of city ordinance, Judgments
entered against him for $67 80 execution
issued against The person OF Nebahr ou which he is
now held in custody 0y marshal named Patrick j.
Hamburg. Dissatisfied with has arrest Mr.. NelDahr,
through his counsel obtained writ OF haDeas corpus
from Judge Donohue, on which all the 1acts III tho
will be reviewed.
A decision given yesterday by Judge Lawrence
the application OF the executors OF the ate John
w. Pettigrew, 70 continue an injuncuon restraining
Jane Forsnay from prosecuting SUIT brought by her
ton. Mrs. Forshay as viii be claims that
ater having served Mr. Pettgrcw as n0usekeeper fora
good many years she married hin shortly before his
death. She brought suit tor $40. 900 Tor services,
which was compromised BY the payment OF $1,000
upon her signing release Of any urther claims upon
, Before Judge Kellys District Court Mrs Paran
Stevens appeared yesterday IN proceedings to dpos-
sess an Italian who has a barber shop in the Stevens
House, at No. l.150 Broadway. Alter a long wrangle
between the lawyers aud some laughable testimony
from the Italian aud fearful scene IRON his wife tho
jury found Tor the Italian. Mr.. Berry appeared Tor
Mrs stevens and Mr.. W. G. Peckham, JT., Tor tho
barber.
SUIT brought against HIM by The Bowery National
Bank 10 recover a loan OF $500, which, as the COM
plant alleged. he refused TO pay. The answer was u
general DENIAL A motion was made before Judge
Lawrence, In Supreme Court Chambers to vacatc this
clearly illegal Judge lawrence yesterday rendered
decision, IN which he grants the notion holding, Ia
an elaborate OPINION that no such fraud as would
Is alleged in the complaint and that upon extrinsic al
legations an order OF arrest will not lie.
In the recently decided suit OF William Barnes va
The Mayor, the paintln moved yesterday, IN Com
Pleas, Chambers, ior an extra allowance on his
recovery. the ground that II q difficult ana
traordnary action, the testimony taken being very
volumnous. The Corporation Counsel, IN opposition,
argued that the paInliT was not In reality the sue
cessul party. He sought 10 recover $70 06O and got
only $4,000. Counsel argued that nearly iour.fths
OF the claim had been rejected by the referees; that
the lime wasted In litigation OF these uniounded
claims materially added to The length OF the trial.
Judge Robinson took the papers and reserved his
decision.
The examination in the case OF r. NJ. Pratt, engi-
Of the Columbus, VINO s charged with smuggling
cigars, resumed before United States Commis-
sioner Shields yesterday. henry O'Rourke, u clerk
In the employ OF Mr.. McBride VINO keeps the cigar
stand OF the Union Square H0el testified IN identi-
cation OF some ol tho smuggled cigars Inspector Of
Customs Jackson tostied that ON tho 1lth inst he
seized seventy boxes OF the smugged cigars in Nc
Brides residence Ho described In detail! mis-
Of Pratt on board the Columbus Alter a cross-ex-
animation by deendants counsel the Commissioner
reduced the bail to 500 and adjourned the further
hearing until next Saturday.