New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-07
CIVIL NOTES.

Judge Robinson, in Common Pleas, General
Term was attacked suddenly, yesterday, by vertigo,
and was compelled to 90 home.
The suit of the Metropolitan Gas Light
Company against the City FOR Ss0s57 65 for gas far,
nshcd for the last five months OF le69 has been settled
aud discontinued by consent.
Judges Ingalls, and Potter, in the absence OF
Judge Daniels held the Supreme Court General Term
together Yesterday In the absence OF the third judge
cases could only be heard by consent
Judge Van Brunt has denied the motions
for new trials in the suits brought by Samuel H. Iurd
receiver of the Third Avenue Savings Bank, against
Spencer X Green and other trustees who gave bonds IN
1873 to support the credit OF the bank.
Sarah b. Essler says that she was Knocked
down August 49, 1865 and very badly injured by
horse which Louis Scbiele riding, and she asks
$4,000 The defendant denies that ne injured her Inc
case trial before Judge Barrett in Supreme Court
Circuit
The Children's Fold sued the Rev. Edward
Cowley who claims tosbe its legal president. TO
prevent him from interfering with its affairs. pre-
minary injunction granted 70 the plaintiff and an
application was made by Mr.. COwley, and argued at
length before Judge Lawrence 10 Ydcde tat injunction
He denied the motion yesterday.
In the case of Edward Clark, who obtained
a verdict of $685. in the Brooklyn City Court, against
the Fulton Ferry Company for being forciby elected
from the Fulton Ferry House March a. Judge McCns
has granted the defendants application for trial.
the ground that the verdict was against the weight oil
evidence.
Peter Cooper was in the Circuit Court, in
Brooklyn yesterday, in reference TO the suit brought
against him by Wallace p. Groom TO recover $4,000
damages for alleged Islander. The complaint charges
that Mr. Cooper published letter stating shat he had
given to the plaintiff $1,000 to be used for election pur
poses IN connection with the Greenback party eampsIgD
and that Mr. Groom did not use the money Tor that pr
pose. The set down Tor tral yesterday nut
adjourned until tomorrow
Phoebe Robertson obtained a verdict in the
Superior Court against James Gordon Bennettaf for
$4,000 for personal" advertisement which appeared
in The Herald November 49, The advertisement was
'The Matchmaking crowd West Twenty-fitth-st had
kept a boarding house at these numbers In Twenty
nfth-st. The Superior Court, General Term, has re-
versed the Judgment because certain evidence was adj
mitted improperly.
Rose Mcdonald sued c.. H. Mallory & Co.,
owners OF the steampshp City OF Waco for the loss Of
her husband who killed in q fire which destroyed
the steamer of Galveston, Texas She charged thatthe
fire. or at least its desrrucyeness tho result OF
deck load of petroleum. carried contrary to the United
States regulations The suit was under statute OF this
state. The Superior Court, General Term, has affirmed
the decision OF the Special Term demurrer that the
law does not extend to vessels on the high seas
The quarrel between the partners of the
firm Of Keller Wormser & Kinssbury, came yesterday
before Judge Douohue motions for receiver.
Raphael Keller asks a dissolution OF the partnership,
charging that his partners have not treated him fairly
The other partners ask that they be appointed receivers
judge Dopohue reserved his decision Albert CardozO
appeared for the plaintiff Keller; David Levenbltt,
Luther Il. Marsh aud Joseph II. Choate Tor the DC
fendauts.