New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-13
THE COuRT DE APPEALS.


ARGUMENT IN THE TELEGRAPH EQUITY CAsE-DE-
CfsIoNs.
| SARATOGA, June 12.-In the Court OF APP
peals to-day William NJ. Evarts made the closing argu-
men for the appellants in the appeal OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company from the order Of the Cen
era Term Of New York Superior Court reversing the
orders of Judge Traux dlsmissng complaints IN the
several actions brought by William s. Williams and
Rufus Hatch, stockholders in the Western Union ieie
P PT@eh oP the Aa a aS ana Pacific and
American Union telegraph companies an. o,ant an
ask that the strong ght OF equity and the swora OF
Judicial power shall strike down arrmgement inlnrl
10 no advan to all the stocklo,ders OF
the defendant company and injurious to neither tne
State the pubic any one. The Arrangement IL po
prohibited by statute The agreement Is not one WHICH
the plaintiffs entitled under the statutes TO assai
The contract substantially executed wnen tls &c
tons commenced The plaintiffs bought stock with Iu
tice with the simple intention TO begin harassing sun
indispensable for them 70 prove that they have 1eea
Injured as stockholders The State, while Dy statu,e
having supervisory control Of corporations not mace
aparty in any manner I'll mistake on the part OF
not entitled to an action at law 'Hys
Ssm at With fnft snt to 1e not IN dens THAT
Western Union rad the right to increase ts stock from
forty TO eighty millions or TO employ It's surpns "a I'M
is for the State to exercise, It's sovereign
supervisory and not for these plaintiffs TO step In
No 6s8-George 8. Scott and another. respondents
| agt Jane K stockwell aud others. Argued
The following decisions were handed down
rel Evans the Board OF Commissioners OF PUBIC ffks
The People rel Be0n agt the Board OF Commissioners
| OF Public Park5-Judgment affirmed with costs
The Acknowledgement agt Continental LIE insurance
Company, claim OF Andefson-Appeal dismissed without
costs.
Henry agt Randall IN Corneia Gilman; AttorneyGen
Confidential LIE Insurance Company claim OF Day
tOn-A ppea dismissed with costs
Henry RandalAppeai dismissed with costs OF one
Attorney. agt. Continental Life Insurance Com
pany, 49,, ,,..
Claim Of Jewell; Attorney. General agt Continental Life
Claim of D0lner. Potter q 20 Atlor
neyGenera agt Atlantic Mutual Life Insurance. Company
In GodenDer vacate Fox agt Erie Preserving Com
pany clark vaeate Turner agt The Fire Insurance.
Company OF Philadelphia in 70 French TO vaeate oraer
/ affirmed with costs.
Attorney agt the Guardian and three other
Life Insurance Companies Order Of General Term armed
| without costs.
of Hslsev Appeal Of Mrs Ingersol dismissed
with Appeal dismissed except as 10 the
tho $4,000 and m that respect al
4 nrined without costs
Lewis agt SteVeus-Order OF General Term reversed
| that OF special affirmed with costs.
4 FIsh aRt JIaywOod.-MOti0n 10 advance granted
| People Augusteen agt Keeny-M0uon 10 put on
preferred calendar denied without costs
MarTin-MOu0n for rearZument denied Win
I out COSTS
Fellows agt Fellows-Notoa dismiss appeals granted
| with
Hughes ayt SUI Mutual Company Motion to
dismiss appeal denied with costs
Cro0ks sst county Kings CroOke agt Prince Motion
| 20 dismlss appeal denied -. --
Attorney General agt North American Life Insurance
Company for reargument denied with $40 costs
Following the day calendar for Wednesday Nos l35,
49, l5J. III. 100, l66, Is5 $50.