New-York tribune., 1886-04-20
SUpREuE COURT DECISIONS.
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY BY BAD DRAINAGE.


COMMISSION DIE REVENUE COIJfCIoks-NAN'
DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Ihe Supreme
Court of the United to-day rendered the following
decisions:
In case No 1ss. Johnston agt. the District OF Co"n-
bta an action brought by citizen and taxpayer III
WashIngo on damages causcd to his mousse "
lana by a overflow OF foul water from inc so"ei Wv
Court decided that the exercise Of the duty OF seeo'
and adopting a general system OF drainage ny h"'''''
aut hoIites being of quasi judicial nature Is not
iect to revision by jury in private action i
not sufficiently draining particular lot OF Iano' W."
consrnction and repair OF according 10 ID" I
eral plsn so adopted being simply mlnSter''' ""'''' w
municipality which has constructed anu owns ' , ~,
NAV he sued by a person whose property - '"J' ~
ncgligeu ce in constructing the sewer OF hcoPnH " ~ ~
pair. ~ -. u,,,,a,,
No 2oo-The United states. appellant, aGt NilIia'h
7 opdran Appea from the Court OF Claims. Landram
was collector internal revenue for the E'ghh hen-
ckv District and brought this suit the 10 per
cent commission the sale of taX-paid stamps allowed
collectors under tho Act OF July 20. 1868 The
Court. OF Claims gave Judgment IN his favor and the
Supreme Court alirms the Judgment Judge Woods de-
vered the opinion. holding that internal revenue col
ectors are entitled to u per the col
lected by sales of tsxpad stamps in addition to the
salary allowed them graded according TO the amount Of
their annual collections, provided that their total com
pensston shall not exceed $500 year
United states. suit brought by the Iron Company to
recover S75 damages and $4,000 profits. on the
claim that the Navy Department had entered into
contract with them to build new boilers for scvera
United States vessels and had afterwarl suspended all
work by them under the contract. the Supreme Court
srms the Judgment of the Court Of Claims in favor OF
the United States The Chief Justice delivering the
opinion of the court held had previously been de-
cded, that to bind the United states contracts by the
Navy Department be in writing and signed by the
contracting parties That In the opinion OF the court
was the effect bf the act June q 1sG2. No such con-
tract had been shown in this
No. 2O2-John Dobson ct al, appellants, agt John
Dornan AL &c. Appeal from the Circuit Court United
States for the Eastern District OF Pennsylvania Final
decree reversed with costs and remanded with
direction to dalow the award OF damages and TO award
six damages and to allow the defendants recov-
cry their after nterlocutory decree aud TO the
plaintiffs recovery for their costs to and including III
terlocutory decree Opinion by Mr.. Justice Batchford
No l57-The United States Rife and Cartridge Company
and others appellants agt the Whitney Arms Company and
others, Appea from the rcu Court OF the umed states
for the District o. Connecticut Decree affirmed with costs
10 Go52Wnpeld Keyes and others painn error agt
James Grant and & Others M IN error 10 ae
award new tIi@ Opinion by justice Mathews No
AND Se2 Ps HGHy IN cg" e or OF ag M the rnsd
G H a In G the Ge 9T of s1@ed ns TRfS %
costs opinion by Justice Harlan. - ,....
venor painf error the United states eH rel judah
foT the Eastern District Of hoasiana judgment
WI" 'Gsls 9RRni% oa T Of ps'Gd Gnoa f of the city
OF New rleans panth In error agt The nited states
Unteo states for the Eastern District of Louisiana Judg
msnt aGMed % With costs Opinion BY Justice GG ogt
Thomas "a o M fc ADea f.% e Of Ci G
Decree affirmed with costs opinion by hief Justice Waite
and SACRAMENTO Canal Company and others Appeal from NE
III nG Gel g Pl d re MIL iVT io, n iot nse
No 1881 Qun Bohannon plaintiff aet the state
Of NebrasSa. Motion 10 dismiss denied Announced by
No 1915 Elizabeth oakley, plaintiff IN error agt Ed
ward GOednow IN to The supr Court Of The state
Win costs 0pnion by Chief Justice Waite
mi IN error a ss 5s r %a Of SGaPs
" In TO the supreme Court of the state OF Nerth
No me Chcas. and ilIon Ralroad Company plaintiff
su6mitte by Henry htchcocE and ecE elnbuTg in
PIt Mexican Na,ioan pons raeton compan,
ppsn in in error to- give aaditionai Security denied
No l0s5- Ihe Schaeder Mining and Manuaci uring Com
OF sfrm submitted BY Dewitt and II Alnes in support
No 657 George Wells and Others plalnuf in error agt
No os QUO Godsucker and others plaintiff in error ast
so G5e- george els and others plaintiff agt
So 800 George Wells others plaintn error, ast
Joseph Wilkins sheriff etc
so G6I els and others plaintiff in agt
so CO., George Wells others plaintiff error. agt
mandates submitted by Alexander Porter Morse in sul port
of motion and BY lOunge sr IN opposition thereto
No. l26a-The Central Trust Company appellant agt
Seasongood Motion dismiss orairm submitted
by Jordan in support OF notion ana bv William VI Fam
sey Lawreuce Maxwell and Mortimer Matthews In OppOi
thereto
william Graham and others appellants, agt the
Boston Hartford and Erie railroad Company and others
Argument concluded Dy y + Butler Tor apI clants
lllan Gardner others appellants, ayt Mar
tin others Argued ty DitkersOn for appel
lants and Dy James 7 Foster for sppclees
No 2a3-J Fay COMPANY appellants. agt D Fra zer,
administrator etc Appeal from the CiIcut Court oi the
United states The Noitn,rn District OF Illinois Dismissed
with costs per stipulation.
40. 23l-MargaIct sherman. appellant. agt Ehda Mid
det0n Appeal nom The Supeme Court Of the District OF
Columbia Dismissed with costs under rule 10
No. 23j-Sat LAKE City, appellant agt O HO!llsteT.
appellant argument postponed for appellant
80 Washington lhQv paintl in AIT. william
II Clark. submitted by George Peck, BTittOn and
Brown for p.aintin and by William IA in
person
237John HaltIanft collector etc. uantif error.
agt Lamont Dupont submitted by Assistant Attorney Con
cral Many paint and appearing for
defendant III error.
SO. 23G The Wick sburg Meridian Railroad Company
plaini1 III agt Mary and JohnJ Beu. Argument
DeRun by r. NJ Johnson for plantin III
motion B Butler. harcs i Beach, lr, Of New York
City diluted practice
motion o. Barrett, Edwin Rice of Ncw-York city,
was admitted 10 practice.
Adjourned until tomorrow at - O'Clock.