New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-13
THE COURTS.
COURT OF ArFEALS DECISIONS.

A LONG LIST HANDED DOWN-lHE ALb-NlUlAi
RUNNING OF sTREET-CARs HERE.
Albany April 1.-THE Court Of Appeals to-day
reversed the Judgment of lower court in favor OF
the Mayor OF York City, In the suit OF the CITY
against the Dry Dock. East Broadway and Battery
Railroad Company. and orders n new trial. The
action was brought penalty for violation OF
city ordinance requiring the running streetcars
every twenty minutes between midnight and a. m.
In the case OF the People rel. F. b. Boekell,
respondent agt the New-York City Board Of Police
Commissioners appellants, the court affirmed the
order OF the General Term reversing the proceeding
Of the Police Commissioners in dismsslng the relator
from the New-Y York police force. The relator was
mounted policeman, and was charged with conduct
unbecomlng an officer, on account OF intoxicauon lle
fact showed that the plaintiff had sustained fall
from his horse and that liquor had been given to him
10 aid I'm restoring him TO consciousness.
Judgment q, affirmed in the caso Of Mary Heath,
respondent agt. the Broadway and Seventh Avenue
Railroad Company, appellant. This WAS an appeal
from "A judgment OF the General Tcrm FIRST Depart
mcnt affirming Judgment In favor OF the pla'ntiif.
The plaintiff sued damages for personal IN
jur.es received through the defendants negligence
Judgment was also affirmed In the case Of Mary
j. Roosevelt. respondent, agt the Manhattan halfway
Company, appellant. This was an appeal from
Judgment Of the General Term of the superior Court
Of New York. affirming judgment In favor of the plant
in. This action was brought to cover damages Tor
personal injuries sustained b. the plTntiir In oonse-
quence Of a collision the defendants elevated rhd'
The .uit brought by John IL. Riker, ~ surviving
executor under the will of Sampson simpson, against
sampson = Lea and the North American he4ti
society TO determine the conflicting claims OF inc
defendants TO n bcquest Of $4,000, under tho VIII
OF Mr. Simpson, who died In Ncw-iork IN 1891 wa
decided to-day. by the fifth clause OF uhe "ln 'iI'
simpson bequcatlcJ the income OF s1o'oOo 10 MS
nephew Noes A. IsaacS, during the atteFS mo-
anG after HE DEATH ito any responsible corpo'a "o
of this city existing ut the time OF the death Of NY
said nephew whose permanent fund Is eStAbi1Shcu "
its charter for the purpose OF ame0ans the cohuio"
OF Jews in Jerusalem. PALESTINE; and the VIII iur'her
provided that in said clause should iai Sau sum
should 10 to the children Of his niece uHoug" "iohi
respondent claims. The court, at special Ierh' ue
cded that there no corporation III cAh''"'c a'
the time Of the death Of said nephew entitled 10 take
and that the said respondent entitled to the
whole ~ said principal sum. The North American Re
lief society," OF which Mr.. simpson was President iald
claim to the bcquest Sampson ,. Leo lought INV
claim. and has finally won the case.
The following IS a full LIST Of the decisions handed
down to-day:
John H. Rkcr executor. etc. agt the North Amerl'
can Relief society, appellant. james H. McGcar' eNcu-
tor etc AIT The NetrOp Elevated Railway Com
p.ny and another. appellants; Mary heath asI In'
pellnnt; Allen w. Scick ag J. LanelOn 4 Co., APP
pellants: James T. Mccormack agt. George W. Nenaoe
appellants ait Albert q. Hatch Mary J. Roosevelt
Az the Manhattan Railway Company, appellant
Clarence at Charles Robinson appellant; joan Morri-
son AIT The Press Publishing Company, appellant
,6e Jack.oo Xrchlt.rtnrsl Iron Works agt Charles P.
Rouse. appellant: Philip ID. Wheatl'nd agt. :. MOTIFS
Pryor and another. appellants. {. ii. kcrner ast.
appellant ,ei aSi. Elizabeth v, AldTch Ann Tucker
hon appellants: the New-lurk Life Insurance AID
trust Company. trustee. etc. paintiii, aeL ). a.
De Iy stor and another and Others, appellant Andrw
!. Dexter AZ. william Ivins. ct AL appellants Ida
central Railroad appellant: Martin Bennett agt The
smc appellant: Frank Beermister. jr:, and another
Company: F. q. Moore ast. the Pmuuss Tool ard
supply Company, appellant judgment affirmed, WIZ
costs.
Harriet l.. Rumsey. ct A.. respondents, agt. the
New-lork and New England Railroad Company, APP
he New York Central aud Hudson River knlr"ad
Compauy, appellant rhlliP Goldbetg rspondcnt, at
pany. appellant Warren ID. fisher. appellant
act. the village Of Cambridge, rSspOndent JOhannan
vcrscd and new trial granted, with costs to abide tho
event.
The People OK rel. ,. Eockcll. respondent. art
Chai1c. l.. Maccnn and another. Commissioners ctc
r. Crpwter II al. appellants. aud Asohcr Neins'ein
and another respondents. order aifmNi. with costs.
a NSi Ia r I 5ph h = Ind. ct" 81 a Ion" Spond
at. James G. kellogg. appellant. Judgment aiiirm'd
Tic Mayor Of Ncw York, respondent, aet: uc Dry
COCK EaiIned COMPANY aprs3Y9 I Judgment a q
Lew trial granted. with costs 70 add" the event.
John Glenn. trustee. etc. appellant. as'. David a.
me ut absolute oricr,d Tor Defendants. with cost
Hannah Mcrlinser ct al. appnnisi aei Isaac .crn
Of special Term affirmed. N cots.
Mnfy u. Van Cl'af. appellant, at Catherine Burns,
judgment Of special Term affirmed. With costs
james +. Met ABB. respondent. ngt. John T. Good
fellow. tr'a uicT. etc. appellant Order and Jug
ieent reversed and new trial granted. costs TO abide
MAX Gcntlne. respondent. ngt. Achlnc storaa. ap-
ordered against the Defendant. with costs.
Ge MGo@loeh "rRed9n, az , John D9h,on ana
and APPEAL from order di,mi- scd. with costs.
The People. respondents, agt Harry Mortimer Craw-
ford. appellant Judgment affirmed.
Baldwin's bank Of Penn IAN. appellant, ngt. John
II; Iniler implcad, etc. respondent. Appeal dis
Frances A. Drexel, ct al. respondents, agt.
Eliza A. Pease, executrix, otc.. appellant Judgment
pnlutiG's recovery the amount Of the deficiency ans
ing upon The COIN merchandise being 81 40 20, with
and aIso By reducing the extra alSWance to the
and the defendant st. Anant is entitled to recover
his costs OF appeal against the p1nintifs herein
These were argued
James Van Camp. for himself and other legntccs.
lants
In the matter Of the estate LOT James p. shedd. de
The people REL. Locke W. Winchester. as tras-
urer Of tho National Express Company, agt. Michael
Coleman ct al. Commissioners OF Taxes and Assess
mcnts OF New York City.
The day calendar for tOmorrow is Nos. l7G. 1872
1873, lo4, 1s5. loo. 16o and 100.
BUSINESS IN THE SUPREME COURT.
Washington April l2.-The Supreme Court OF the
United States TO day transacted the following business
No. 722-Jamos \. Briggs. executor etc. appellant,
agt. the United states. Mandate granted.
No. 3O0-Martha =. stocsbury, ct al executors,
ctc., appellants, agt. the United States. Continued.
No. 2s3-Aut Miller. plaintiff IN error. agt. Ernst