New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
NEV,JERSEY SUPREME COURT.
SEVERAL RAILROAD CASES DFCIDED-CoLoRED chill
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SEVERAL RAIIRoAD CASES DFCDED-CoLoRED Chill
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IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUNE
TRENTON, n. j., Feb. 21.-The New-Jersey
Supreme Court this morning rendered opn 0ns upon
the argued before Il at its last term. Among the
decisions three involving questions to damages
for injuries railroads. Mrs Smith OF Paterson, was
injured in the spine by an accident on the NewYork.
susqueha and Western Railroad. The company once
threw the out OF court upon technical point and
upon the being Teinstiuted offered to settle for
Sl,5OO. The offer WAS refused and suit brought for
S12 900 damages The chief point for the defence was
that the plaintiff riding In train ON Sunday Then
the accident occurred and not GRAND OF charity
necessity The running of trains Sunday being In
violation Of the laws OF the State It claimed that the
plaintiffs in riding upon them w in the nature OF CON
tbuory negligence and destroyed her right OF recovery
for injuries received The Passalc County Court gave
verdict OF $4,000 against the company, ana Cmot
Justice Bessley to-day read the opinion of the court
sustaining that verdict. The court held that as tho
statute permits tain 10 be each way on SUNDAY
citizens have a right to use trains run.
In the the heirs OF Demarest against the receiver
OF the Central Railroad OF New-Jcrscy, for
damages for tho death OF Mr.. Demarest from
injuries received in the Parkc Creek accident on the
Long Branch Railroad IN 1SS2 Paterson jury haa gwen
a verdict OF $4,000 against the company Ihis the
court to-day set aside as excessive and new tal was
company in $4,000 for the killing OF Mr. woodruff in
the same accident. The court to-day ulnflntu thla
verdict.
TAe Mayor and Common Council OF Hightstown had
revoked the license of hquOr-selleTs Lance ana
ODOnnell the ground that they obtained from
former city government by fraud and msrcll
The liquor sellers appealed TO the Supreme Court, whcl
to-day held that the charges were not sustained anu
ordered the revocation OF the licenses TO be abatcd
In the suit OF Pierce against the School Trustees OF inc
City Of burlington, the plaintiff colOred clergyman,
tOughI an order of the court 10 compel the admission
MS children 10 the school for white children, when was
nc public school OF Burlington, located nearest 10 MS
residence The trustees set IN defence that they mao
provided separate school accommodations for colOFed
children should be admitted TO any other schools In the
city, The opinion Of the court Is that az the Law states
explicitly mat child between the ages OF five ANA
eighteen shall be refused admtauce 10 any school, Inc
act OF the trustees illegal The that the children
were cOOrcd is for refusing chem admission 10
entitled 70 have his children educated at the school
nearest hi4 Residence. mandmus was Issued against
the trustees. This has been test one, ana VIII
settle Ike question which has been an exciting topic III
many school districts throughout the state.
In Brown against the singer Manufacturing Company
for $4,000 payment of balance for work alleged to
nave bcrn done IN nQ IN the pTOucIty OF the singer
Company on the Elzahethport water front THIS
verdict was to day declared excessive ana new tflal
was ordered unless the pnth would accept f5OOuO Tor
his claim
The supreme Court examiners to-day concluded the
examination Of applicants fCr admission the bar aud
for conn ,cOrs lie Nineteen attorneys who applied
10 he made cOunsclOfs al successful IN reaching
the required standard. or cnty-twO shO applied or
admission 20 tho bar six rejected. Only toIr made
their application under the Dunn Law, which pro-
after being Nouchcd for five cOunaeOr shall be given
a license. All 70 mr. were rejected.