New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-24
BITS OF LEGAL NEWS.

Judge McAdom, In the Superior Court, Yesterday re-
served decision motion to continue temporary III
junction restraining the STATE Trust COMPANY from d.
posing Of 100000 In the stock Of the Grand view
Hotel. Of Chicago The suit In which the apple alton
for the Injunction made brought by Andrew j.
Cooper who is trying to have note which he gave to
the company set aside the ground that wa usurous
In its inception. Cooper alcgc. that December IL lost
he borrowed 100000 from the company, and that he
gave for Sl2j,00O for It, lie received two checks
for 100000 aud another for $4,000 lie declares
however that he Obliged to give the smaller check
back to Ronald s. Mcdonald, who he declares was the
agent company. The says that Mcdonald
wac agent and Mcdonald asserts that the $4,000
paid 10 him by Cooper on IN agreement when ne
had had with him concerning the purchase of the stock
Of the hotel The company has Threatened to sell the
stock the Loan has been paid, and this Is the
cause OF Coopers complaint
Henry ). Ives preliminary skirmsh In LEGAL
battle with Russell Sage yesterday. MI sage once
advanced money Mr. Ives and took piomlssory
note 1t. To the note MI Sage took various
stocks and bonds which Mr. Ivcs furnished to him.
Mr. Sage recently brought suit against Mr. Ives 70 recover
81 900. the amount Of the note Mr. IVES IN
counteralm the suit, declared that Mr. Sage sold the
collateral securities at time when the market was weak
that for this reason they did not bring nearly so
much they would brought under ordinary cireum
stanccs and when the suit on the note was bfoueht
Mr.. Ives set up the cOunterclaim, alleging that Mr.
Sage owed him 100000. Mr.. thought that such
claim was ridiculous, and his counsel demurred TO the
countercaim. Justice Patterson In the Supreme Cont
thinks differently however and yesterday he handel
decision giving judgment for Ives 90 the counter
claim. Mr.. Sage will have chance 10 come In ana
RELY 70 the countercam.
The suit brought by Anna Frances Travers against
Maria Louise Tiavers, the mother OF Rcvcrdy Johnson
Traves to set aside the lattcrs will and Uphold the
dover Of the plaintiff I'm the property LETT by ReVedy
Travcrs has been discontinued on the consent OF all
The parties 10 the The order Of discontnuance was
signed Justice Lawrence In the Supreme Court yester
day. Reverdy died about ago In the New
York Hospital. The plaintiff declared that she had
been married him about two years before hs DEATH
and had lived with him his wife. Tile VIII which ne
left did not mention her. and she brought this suit TO set
tho Will aside and for her dover In the estate. which
IL eeid to amount TO about 100000 The order was
pre ented BY Y D. Dechert. Of No. III Broadway. who
was the counsel for the plaintiff All the parties to
the suit refused disclose what the terms Of settlement
had been.
William II. Willis appointed by Justice Barrett
In the Supreme Court, yesterday a. referee In the suit
OF the Bank Of the Metropolis against LLOYD Aspnwall
and his brother William IL. Aspnwa TO recover S2'4oV
on O pronnissory note. The note was made by Lio!d
and indorrcd by william William Is defending tho
suit on the ground that the note was given for
gambling debt