The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-06
THE COURTS.
SUPREME COURT,
Monday, April 5, 1880.

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constitution of 1879. and called to silence the
large crowd which had assembled to witness
the inauguration of the new court.
Within the inclosure set apart for members
OF the bar, and which was packed to Its utmost
capacity were noticed the retiring Justices OF
the court the Judges of the various dis.
trict courts. the Attorney General State
Treasurer and other dignitaries, and
ms many members of the legal profess
sion as could gain admittanoe, while the
lobby was filed with an expectant throng OF
friends. including goodly number of tho fair
sex. eager to witness the Inauguration of the
new bench. and many lawyers who had been
unable to find even standing room within the
Ascending the bench the new justices stood
each behind the seat to be occupied hereafter
by him. and the Chief Justice eleofiannoupced
that The Supreme Court of the State of Lou
tstana, organized under constitution of 1872
will now be opened. The justices duly ap.
pointed. o3nt1rmed and commissioned are all
present. The The court appoints Mr.. Dupre clerk
and Associate Justices will now be read"
MI Hd DuRTS 81 read the OF
the term OF twelve years, toeet6sr with the oath
Of office administered to him on the third In
slant hZ his predecessor. Chief Justice Man
The Commissions Of the Associate Justicea.
the honorables Felix 7. Poche Robert b Todd,
William M. Levy and Charles 10. Fenner, ap-
pointed respectively for the term of ten. eight.
six and four years. were then read by the
clerk, and Hs each commission was read the oath
Of office was administered to the appointee by
the new Chlef Justice. and the several commits
sions and oaths OF Office were ordered to be
spread upon the minutes Of the court
The appointment of the Hon. George W.
Dupre as. clerk of the court. being then an
nounoed. Mr., Dupre was sworn In and quail
fed by furnishing the bond required by law.
VIII WITH G2 Ad IN Meyer Eye OF the Urn q Meyer
OF the DEMOCRAT, as his surities.
The Ohef Justice then stated that the court
qualified, the sheriff will now open court and
the oyer. oyer. oyer" of Deputy Sheriff Ben
Wire. announced the formal opening of the new
MIR. Dupre. having informed the court that he
had appointed rs his deputy end minute clerk
the courteous and efficient occupant of the po-
sttion for many years post Thos. McHyman.
ESQ that gentleman was Immediately qualified
by taking the required OATH
Chief Justice Bermuda then announeed the
chairman Of the committee on examination of
applicants for admission to the bar. vice Judge
Bermudez
The following gentlemen were appointed a
to revise the rules of this court:
Messrs Thomas J. semmes. Henry @, Miller,
Gus A. Breaux, James Mcconnell Edgar II.
Farrar. Charles e. Schmidt and Charles T.
With respect to cases which had been argued
and submitted but were not decided by the
former court, those on the city docket were or
dered to be called and fixed by preference for
the week commencing on the ntneteenth In
awarded similar preference for the next
term.
These preIiminaries having been effected. the
req ular business WAS entered upon. and cases
were called and fixed for trial as follows:
MONDAY. APRIL 10. 1880.
No. sos9. James L. Swan vs. City Of New Or
leans
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No. 6299. W. O. Hardwick VS.. NJ. l.. Shelby.
TUESDAY APRIL 20. 1880.
No. 64o7. City Of New Orleans vs.. Paul Fourchy.
No. 6s72. J. J. Hayes vs. City OF New Orleans
No. 1886. City OF New Orleans vs.. III. W. Ben
No. z:s CITY q New 1rlsans VS. @ seSss
No, 1887. Widow J. M. Bernavis vs. Jose Barba
No. 1879. Police Jury parish of Jefferson. r.
No. 1886. southern Mutual Insurance Com
pany vs. Mrs. Mary A. Pike ct ais.
j., No; 1861. Mra. A. M. Pitcher vs; The New York
Life Insurance Company and others.
No. 1918. Henrietta Davidson ct al. vs. City OF
No. 74t7 State. ex rel. Folsom Bros. vs.. City
No 1888. MRS. Mary A. Nichols vs. Drury A.
Harris,
No. 1858. WidowJ. D. Denegre vs.. Widow John
No. 1888 ". &. Benedict ct al. executors, vs..
Thorn son II Ferguson.
No. 1881. Laroque Turgenu vs.. G.. B. Treloar
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 81, 1880.
No. 7647. Kelly Lazarus vs: II. s. Buckner.
No. 6644. II. King Cutler vs. James Wood.
No. 7712. Charles LANCE vs.. Mrs. Fl. B. Ba-
rance.
No. 1928. John O. weems, John s. Rainey
snbroRated vs. Data Moss Company.
No. $3.50 Mrs Johanna Dillon vs.. Luke Dill
No 1853. John DeBlois vs.. John J. Reiss Sue.
,ession OF IL. Meyer. interyenor,
No. 1925. Spencer Field vs.. Daniel Weaver.
No. 1856. Mrs. E. G. Henry vs. J. r. A. eau
shreaux. sheriff. ct al.
THURSDAY. APRIL %. 1880.
No. 1914. Louise l.. Sarrat. widow. etc, VS..
Widow George L'Hote.
. No; 63l?. Adolph Bouehard vs. e. T. Parker.
Public dministrator.
No. 1860 G. s. Wells vs.. City OF New Orleans.
No. 1919. Mrs. Madeline, d'Auvilliere. wife. |
ste. We. Aug. de Lyandais, her husband.
No. 1924 Succession Of Patrick Irwin.
= No 64sa Carter. Congreve ct al, vs. John P.
No 64s7 Mrs. Marmu vs. A. Bonnet.
No. 6is9. Succession of e. Cordeviolle.
No. 5216. Pierre Laberie vs.. Mrs. Anna F. |
No; 52l7. John T. Michel. E. R. Chevelley. sub
yarrantor.
FRIDAY, APRIL %. 1880.
No. $3.50. Abram d. aeelye vs.. Zalmon Taylor.
No. 1884. Citizens Bank OF Louisiana vs.. F.
No. 1896. jean M. Tupery Vs. w. P. Harper.
tvi sheriff. ct ais.
No. 64O2. Nicholas J. Hoey. liquidator. etc..
e. Samuel Henderson ct ais
No: 6a99; Mrl. Mary Murphy vs. Factors and
Traders Insurance Company ct ais
No. $3.50. Solomon Isaacs vs.. Meyer & Levi ct |
Is.
No. 6s61. David r. Fox vs.. @. v Thibaut ct ais
No. 1852. John De Bonneville vs.. O. V. Thibaut
It ais.
No. s2s3. Mrs. M B. Barremore vs.. Jam es Nc
Feeley.
SATURDAY, ApRIA "a. 1880.
No. 1886. The State VS.. Elijah Hornsby.
No. 1861. The State vs. Jordan Crawford.
No. 1866. The State vs A. W. Tompkins
No. 1886. Thompson Symer Va. the City of
Jew Orleans.
No 6s92 Louis Mathe vs. New Orleans Sugar
Ihed Company
No. 64Ol Gaty McCuna & Co. vs.. l.. L. Babers.
No. 64o3. John Henderson vs.. P. FL Morgan.
No. 6397. James Stafford vs.. W. P. Harper.
heriff, ct ais. and James M. Weymouth VS.. W.
}. Harper. sheriff. ct ais
United States Circuit Court.
Richard Milliken vs.. Jesse W. Ross.-New
rial granted.
United States vs.. Willie A. David.-Judgment
or plaintiffs aQlinst David and hfS hOndaman |