Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-16
The Court Record.
Supreme Court of Errors.

Supreme Court of Errors.
 This court came in yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
 The first case argued was that of Ransom Hills vs. Samuel Halliwell, both of New Ha- ven. It is a suit brought originally on a mechanics lien for painting done on the house of defendant at Tyler City in 1873. The case was tried before the January term of the Superior Court, Judge Beardsley. The court found as follows;
 On the trial of this case, which was com- plaint for foreclosure on builders lien, dated May ?, 1881, and brought to this court on the first Tuesday of June, 1881, and which has come to this term of the court by regular \ continuances, it is found that whatever claim ! the plaintiff may have had against the de- | fendant Halliwel1 accrued to the plaintiff on \ the 9th day of January, 1975 and by the ! lapse of six years became barred as against I the defendant Halliwell on the 9th day of January, 1881, and before the commencement ! of this suit by the statute of limitations. | The defendants claimed among other ! things that the plaintiff was not entitled to ! the enforcement of said lien, for the reason that although it might be good and valid ID ! other respects, yet the claim against said ! HalliWell being barred by the statute of llnl tations above stated, the complaint must ! be dismissed. And the plaintiff claimed that | the law was so that the lapse of six years ! subs quent to the accruing of said claim, as above stated, did not in any way affect the plaintiffs rights in respect to his lien or hlf remedy.
 But the court ruled on this point in favor of the defendants and held that as the claim was so barred by the statute of limitations as against said Halliwell, by the 9th day of Jan uary, 1881, it could not be forecosed on this complaint although it might be otherwise good and valid, and therefore dismissed tht complaint the plaintiff excepting.
 Whereupon it is adjudged that the defend ant recover of the plaintiff his costs taxed and allowed at 1854 30 100.
 On this finding the plaintiff moved that thu case be transmitted to this court on motio1 in error, which was granted. Case and Dem ing for plaintiff, filling for defendant The next case heard was that of Elwell { Jenks vs C. s. Mersick & Co., The defend ants are of this city and the plaintiffs belong in Birmingham, England. It IS suit brough ! to recover on bill of iron purchased by tn defendants of Mccoy X Co, of New York ! whom the plaintiffs claimed were thei ! agents. This was denied by the defendants who claimed that they bought the iron O
 Mccoy < Co., as principals and not as agents l In the trial before jury in the Court 0 Common Pleas judgment was found for th' plaintiffs. The defendants being aggrievet by the rulings and decision of the cour aforesaid asked that the case be transmitted to the Supreme Court of Errors, and it was s' ordered. Hamilton for plaintiffs, Pardee fo I defendants
 Court adjourned until Monday morning a Il o'clock, when they will meet to conside their decision in the James (Chip) Smitl case.
 ! Court of Common PIeas-Judge Torrance
 Court adjourned until this morning at | o'clock, when business will be resumed. bar meeting will be held in the afternoon.