New-York tribune., 1878-01-05
CIVIL NOTES.

On the petition of William D. Shipman, as.
s..uec Of Duncan. sherman x Co.. Judge yam Ho,'ca
granted. yesterday. order permitting the is2ee TO
compromise certain claims OF the assisnor' On lie in'
sur,ncc policies
The supreme Court General Tlrn, hsye
appolntcd Edward Mitchell, william Ortcn arI John H.
sherwood commissioners assess the DANA 20 prop
cityowrers py tie iakug OK part VI south fiIi'c '0r
Tic Gilbert Elevated Railway.
The Coinmi -sioners of Highways Of the town
Of Fatlancs made application before judge C,'eri
in the supreme Court yesterday, for an order restrain
inc c Klpas County Central Railroad from C0ntr1ciiat
ls road through Hlhoucst on ihe GROUND tua' hett
acquired the rgat ~ do The court reserved Us 10
ci5'pn.
Auaust B,lmont began a proceeding to ses
aside an assessment for grading and paving seventy.
s,condst claiming rat It had been rfcy.o2syoni.N
and crtterod and TAGGED this Was r,pfying ana l is
ORDINANCE authorizing was nos properly dal ~
sesSmeut TIE General Term has reversed tlis ora ,.
MARGARET Cavanagi's husband WAS killed by
a truck of the Adams Express Company when the 'tYS
was not in the performance OF duty Cor the company
Mrs Cayanagh 81 ed the company for - 600 damages
The Co~ he'd that the driver not BEING IA The putH
~ his duty the company, II Vas MOI oie lot l 49,
aud dismissed tho compliant Iho Supreme & SGl,'' 1sde AZ
RAJ Term, Judge Davis siNinS the oPEioh Nu' 'A'i ~
The ioilt Boards Of Health and of City
Work. took from Thomas shea the oiial ana slTbae
contract, which extended until 1850 on the ground tba'
he d.d not comply with the terms prescribed he aV
pljed for a permanent injunction, from tho supreme
court restraining the Joint boards from awarding toe
contract 10 any other person. The case was ag H. an!
Yesterday JUdge Pratt denied the notion 4ie JOIN
boards win now proceed with the awarding OF the e'&
tract.
The Hartford and New-York Steamboat
Coopany lea sed from the city whar, for ten years ron
May 1863 agreeing to keep in repair In ApuLlS'
the wharf wholly broke down, and as tn" ciiI riGeI s
to rebuild the plaintiffs rebuilt IL anu s 80, ,uc on an ap
la
neal from judgment in thc cltys favor. sustain ISi IS
Judgment. holding thlt What yer arnseh!Sii' p9 tbs
lie lease was merged in II, and II distinctly oouh'"'
plaintiffs to make repairs.
By n vote of his company, John I. My
was expelled from the 7l,t Regiment, Tor intoN''V'
on parade The officers however, continued scuhIs
him notices and he. regarding himself rs eXpeieu %
led them Finally. he courtmariialleG hhee y"
pon.attcudance and arrested for nonlaymem ol ~
fine He obtained his release by habeas corpus ano
regiment aprcacd Judge Brady, SNing hr 9,,si 9, rsi
me supreme Court. General Term, Lo.ds nht ~ n.
nor properly expelled, and therefore h"' lDF''iE
leased w
Jane Foshay the hOusekceper OF Jobn ".
PcttI grcw gave IN writing an assurance th"' s.' 80
not the wife OF tie deceased man. Ahci""'' S"o ~
piled TO the Surrogate for letters OF adn'nst;
lry 10 be the widow OF Pettigrew. Tie hel' Ds'0" "A
sult 70 cncln her from any such claim, when was ~
on fine Ground that the Surrogate cold deierlS less
question in the proceeding before Nm ~ 9.trfsn,
Gonrf General Term. Judge Brady GIVING llo 10
flfsft a. 0 nf1
surrogate could only decide whether or not tue wv
ant was the widow of ictugfcW, =,
Judge Freedman yesterday settled 'he -. "a
junction order in the suit OF the Western C..o- -.
graph Company against George Harfins'on' %
Edison aud others. The SUIT was brought "S SFi F,a
en- ,on all other litigation over the duplex ana IN
plex telegraph patents and settle all claims . AZ
The order enions al proceedings 10 law anont ssaof
cent the suit now under adyisement Dy JuS rusiss
oud two sns in the District of Columbia Dy hattn In tn
ana Edison, which they are to stlpulatc 70 II AZ
Western Union COmpany's eqWtaole uelehV0''
| enioins all transfers OF the patents. "a
Walter W. Price left certain sum 70 .Sv
Of his children and directed that IL be hroue %
his sisters Mrs. Price applied by habeas CORPUS ia
cover the child. Ia answer 1t was said tha' sS aa
already mado similar application TO Juac s,,bs
after spu aton by the counsel not 10 tsKe @ hs rcad
nroceedng n the SAME ground ND decided ,oa 4
against her Sac replied that before ,S1 Mn her pens
lad chaured her attorneys and wthdis WI ~ ~. iecld
Tim Snnreme Court General Terns VI hcias bsisN
| ~ ne Court below. that aftor the steps |A'