The daily gazette., 1883-05-23
DEL. WED NEsDAY, May 80. ]
SUPERIOR COURT.
A New Trial Granted to Patrick Lynch
Opinion of the Court on the judiciary
Law

| A New Trial Granted to Patrick Lynch
Opinion of the Court on the Judicinry
Law.
At the session of the Superior Court, yes
terday afternoon, the mechanics Henf
against the houses of Cornelius & Sentman
on Wright street, were discussed and the
case growing out of them laid over until
next term. On motion, of John b. Rodney
Esq, rule was granted citing Margaret
and John CHM to appear at the next Term
ofthe court to show cause why the judg.
ment entered by them against Joseph G.
| Naudain should not be set aside, on the
ground that It was mistake. motion by
the same attorney for the entering o.
Judgment in the case Of the Guar.
sntee Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany VS.. John Fow was granted.
On motion of Benjamin Nields, Esq, q
rule was granted directing the payment oi
the award In the case Of Warren Harper &
Co. vs. George Remshaw .i
A motion of Mr.. Lore to set aside the
Judgment of $38. SO against the defendant in
the case of Mary Catharine Caldwell VS.
Henry G. Polk on the ground that there
had been no proper return of the process ol
the summons served or entries in the docket
and that the judgmeut was rendered on In
competent and inadmissable evidence was
opposed by L. @. Vandegrift, ESQ. The
later argued that the objections were too
vague. The judgment was reversed.
Upon the favorable report of Walter Hayes
Esq, Commissioner TO take testimony In the
divorce suit of Mary A. Por ter, VS.. Samuel
). Porter, of this city, decree of absolute
divorce was granted by the Court. The pro-
ceedings were instsituted by Mrs. Porter,
and were not opposed by her husband.
Exceptions to the mechanics lien fled by
John w. Gibson against James H. Aaron,
were filed by Benjamin Nields, ESQ. He
also announced that suits against William
j. Frost had been discontinued by the
Sweedes Luthern Church.
Permission for new trial was refused in
the case Of Smalley VS.. Pritchard.
A new trial was granted Patrick Lynch
convicted of larceny of pocket book, at
the present term of court. Lynch appeared
and gave $500 bail for his appearance at the
next term of court.
Attention being called by Mr.. Lore to the
law passed by the late Legislature in Iela-
tion to the change OF rule day in September,
no action was taken, as no one in Court
was familiar with the law and the Chief
Justice announced that he would try no civil
cases at>that term.
Attorney General Gray, on behalf of him.
self, and Charles M. Curtis, ESQ.,, of the
Committee on Resolution on the death of
John s. Houston, Esq, presented them to
the court, and Mr.. Gray moved that they be
accepted and spread upon the records of the
court. He then, with much feeling and
warmth, made an eloquent address, setting
forth the many virtues Of the deceased Re
plies were made by Chief Justice Comegys
and Associate Justice Wooten. By direction
Of the court the resolution will be entered
On the record.
AS further mark OF respect the court on
motion of Mr.. Gray, adjourned until this
morning at o'clock.
The crier called the court this morning at
3 O'Clock with no one present but the Pro-
thonotary. A half hour after the judges
entered with licenses, and court adjourned
sine die.