National Republican., 1882-12-25
LEGAL LORE.
what was Done in the Different Courts
Saturday.
TnE HrME rsrArN sum.

On Saturday, in the equity court, before
Judge Hagncr the hearing of the suits of
Il. Ross Perry and Reginald Fendall, admins
traitors of the estate of the late Thomas l.,
Hume, against the Life Insurance company of
Virginia and four other life insurance com
panics was commenced The administrators
bring suit to recover some $4,000, the amount
Mr.. Hume insured his life for the benefit of
his wife, the same to be for the benefit of
creditors Of the deceascd's estate. mass oil
testimony has been taken, and the suit prom
iseS to last some days.
THE COLOR LINE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The rule to show cause on the writ of
mandamus applied for by Prof Gregory on
the board of trustees of the public schools
was rcturnahlc Saturday before Justice Mac
Arthur. This. it will be remembered. is for
a writ to compel the trustees to admit the
realtors child tcolored) 10 the Prescott
school. Mr,srs. jeff Chandler and Shella-
bargcr & Wilson appeared for the rclator
and Mr. Francis Miller for the respondents,
who stated TO the court that the trustees had
held no meeting since the rule was issued,
and that he had only had the papers relating
to the case in his hands for few days. He
asked that the time for answer be extended
to January ., which was accordingly done.
THE LOTTERY COMPANY AGAINST MAJOR
MORGAN.
In the circuit court Saturday the case of
the Louisiana state lottery company against
Thomas i. Morgan, one of the commissioners
of the District of Columbia, came up before
Judge Macarthur OH a demurrer. The plain
tiff brings suit for 5000 damages by reason
of the defendant closing up the company
office here last August. The defendant filed
"A demurrer to the declaration claiming that
that the plaintiff, under the law in force, has
no right to establish an Office here, and that
the acts and things done by the plaintiff here
are forbidden by the laws. AT the instance
OF counsel the case was certified to the gem
cral term, to be heard there in the first in
stance. Mr.. JEFF Chandler represents the
plaintiff and Mr.. Riddle the defendant.
MISCELLANEOUS.
On Saturday, on motion of Emma V. Dut-
ton, one of the distributes and heir Mt law of
Thomas Lewis Judge Hagner issued an order
on samuel L. Lewis, the administrators, to
bring into court the funds remaining in his
hands, amounting to about $4,000.
\ bill in equity has been filed by Hamilton
J. Rothrock against John c. Parker to re-
strain him from infringement Of copyright
THE RECORD.
Circuit Court-JuStice MdcArthur.-McCulloug
VS.. Croft; sealed verdict for defendant tor sl6O.
special replication. United States eX rel. Gregory
vs.. Birney ct al. time 10 answer extended to jan
uary p United states use of &c. vs. Mattoon; de-
muler to second count of amended declaration
granted. Newhcrgcr vs.. BchTend demurrer over
rnled United States vs. Howgate; demurrer sus-
tained and appeal noted. Lyon VS.. Hill; de-
murrer and pleas sustained.
EquRy Court - Justice Hdgler. - Parker VS..
Parker; testimony ordered taken before Irving
Williamson examiner Perry ct nj. VS.. Life In
surance company of Virginia; on trial.