, 1879-03-08
THE COURTS.
Interested in Oil---Damages
Against a Railroad
Company.
Those Suits for Damages for Fail
Ing to Open Dearborn
Street.

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A bill was flied IN Tho Superior Court ycster-
day by Gilbert Hubbard. jain l.. Stockton,
Louis D. Hoard, nlltl John V. 10 Afovne against
the Chicago Petroleum t. Mining Company,
Hugh Mahcr, d. W. Mitchell, T.. D. Mitchell,
William J. Tewksbury, Henry Grecncbnun,. 0.
F. Badger, nnsl A. Wise, TO Wind up tho nfEalrs
Of the Company. The corporation wns organ
ized In 1895, In the days Of petroleum spceuta-
tton, under tho Laws Of Pennsylvania. but Its
Office was 10 he In Chicago, tudtctuus distance
from tho scat OF excitement ntM danger. The
proper officers we're elected, and the Compauy's
MAR. ran atnno nrnrcah1v until ;1unn Il, 1874.
49,. ,."s,,t, ~ st,.tho,Iurs ,,a. hoIJ
"nea mcs,n's u ~ ssos"no'asas ~ VIVA "c,"
Mitchell, D. ". Mitchell, o. +. Badger, Henry
Grcencbaum, md Gilbert Hubbard werc chosen
I,,roo,nr, ,r,,ta wo. ,l,c 1os, ncctn,, n ,ho
~, w.. .a,I nta,a ,,o, n ~ s,sa,aII
Ta.,,s,,,,. I,,s,or o,,1 nroanaI,,,r, J.. ~ ..o.,a
Inv, nanrnntr h. M ,c hns Do mi, st" s,,n,x Sro ~1o
owns their stock now, mud the parties stu con-
ttnuc to hold their plnce on the Board. Al that
tina t1fs beard osncll majority ot tic stock
nnI Ind pos,es.ton OF all tic Compauy,x prou.
A'.u "au ", 49, ta-s.s. 1r,,,.,.. ~
erty, bat they nave since teSccpt Auooaf'', con-
splrcd together to get possession Of the Com.
pany's property for thctr own use and advantage
bv ref,,s,up 10 call meeting Of tic stockl,old
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cfs ~ ttus Nv" ,,'e. W. sse .,, n,-
ora have converted largo sums Of the Company
TO their own use; Tint Matter, acting rs Super
no.,..a,s ~. ~ r. n.a".oa a,,. n,a..."a ."a
10 fennsS1Venla 70 a. IL bronson M" pockelea
tho cash proceeds OF tho sac, only accounting
for the notes taken in part payment The nl-
.sstn' fat s,,nr,., mi havo tont H., hnn,, a.,
a1'E 'a' ., "a o ars ... u"s ",,.,s uons sv
'nat ~ 's 'mpoasip'u 10 nseet'"'N s"c eonu'''o'
Of affairs Tho remaining property OF the cor.
nt ii o'cIork at the old ot!lre OF Tie 0crmar
sagtnEs Bank, No. 10 fifth avenue. The com.
piainants ctnrgc Tho present board Of Directors
do not rcprs.s,'t majority M t ot ,h e Etosx. md
nraysnt tho sale, I ior M account, c M and Inc ap
pointmcnt of q Receiver to wind up tho Com
pauy's affairs. 49,. .,......
.sap"ns" sf.,s :. .na.,,at, ro,.t .,s.,,x,,r
tldGo BAILEY, o. 1le Appe'latc ~. yc8Iesaay
alcd ~ opin'on n INC case Of tho LaKo ohots
Mieolgah nonthern nal.toau company w.
| nraf1st the road to recover for personal dam
ares caused by being knocked down mud In
Tired by an cngno at tic Harrison street cross
| lng. Hc claimed TIC cn0tne was running ut d
higher rate nf speed than va allo"ed by Icy,
nnu tne Juaec ~ tne couTt -, oeioW instructed Tue
Jury TINT II thev oe,lcVoa tNe engine was going
higher raie u epsea@ @ iaat sx ,a ,n,Gs az a. oar
as limited by law, they might conclude the ac,
c!dent was owI.g to to negligence; and nnd
for e Ra9t ~ i.vor fS Berp tsn5Rc IRAN SSfset %sch
.or S4s III oo1 u 11Sna R,an n,,i Tsst NV
BY tho law plaintiff could not % recover , when 2
hts own negligense had materially contrioutea =
to cause the Incident complaincd of, unless bis
negligence was slight, and that Of Tic defendant
great In comparison. The Court below, how.
ever, by IT, instructions, seemed to hold that
the plaintiff ought to recover IL any event u
tho enEine was running at m Illegal rate OF
speed. ihc htaeate o. looo on Ia'a1oa'.e' o. run,
ened 9y ~ 1 s,, } II ann tns .dsoaa ~
sa.ua .,hon r,n3,nm NJ =, icr"2 ratn ~
aoJ nrInss +,a n"T3,gcnc" II liz nartv IN.
spScaas u"1' ma. ,ron. ~ With i,nt ,hat
laso 'pas ""r nro9,,mn,,on mcraiv. ausrcntiha
nj heinz rcb,lttcd by propcr evidence,