New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-17
RITS OF LEGAL NEWS.

Tho decree Of the Surrogate made in August last.
refusing to yacate the decree OF March ?. 1889 adj
hitting to probate the will OF Benjamin Rlchard-
son has been sustained BY the General Term OF
the Supreme Court. Richardson died in February
1889 leaving large estate consisting OF realty IN
this city principally \ and daughter and nve
grandchildren. survived him one grandchiid NioIa
T. NJ Blrdsall. Mrs. Karen. contested the Will.
The Kimberley Diamond Company. of No s6l
Broadway has gone out OF business, ana 'u"se
TruaN in the Supreme Court yesterday. granted an
order to show cause for the appointment OF re-
cever in proceedings for voluntary dissolution
of tho COMPANY There are no Liabilities and no
assets The company Incorporated on April
10 with "A capital stock of $1,000 to take up the
business previously carried on by Benjamin >.
Wise. who failed in March last, ana ne became the
manager
A large orchcstrion was built in Germany IN lsl
for the New-York Jockey club. John A. Morris
contracted in nav John c. Fuchs 1890 for the In
strument in four instruments of $3.50 each. MI
Morris declined to pay the last instrument ana wheh
sued for it up the defence that the orchestrion
was detective in design and construction. He inter
nosed 4 counter-claim for 5000 The General Term
Of the supreme Court yesterday reversed Judgment
obtained by the plaintiff. holding that the verdict
was against the evidence 49,
suit growing out of the failure OF Dore Lyon.
tho builder about a year ago was begun In the
snnreme Court before Judge Beach yesterday. when
Dinhar a cane the lumber dealers sought TO re-
cover a mortgage from Mrs. bore Lyon. which her
husband gave her several days before he made an
asstrnment Dunbar Il cape hold promssory notes
Of i'yon TO the amount OF $500, and they alege
that Won promised To give them "A mira mortgage
nm nronerty AT No. lJ9 West Dne-hundredth-st "a
collateral for the notes. Several days before the
assignment. however. Lyon gave TINS mortsase 10
his wife The amount IL $4,000. Mrs Lyon testl-
fled that her husband owed her that amount. one
had lent him money which he gave her. the case
was finished ,,. -. ,ao o.,
Emnrv Van Tassel recovered "A verdict for SnWp
together with interest and costs IN the superior
can't Yesterday against Henry II. Beechrr ana
o,hnrs insurance brokers He sued to recover $50
0fo II was alleged that the defendants had for sew
oral wears placed Insurance the grain elevator or
the plaintlif In December, 1880. the policies eN-
nlrcd and the plaintiff said he told the brokers' 10
renew the policies, which amounted to s~VD rms
they failed To do The elevator was DESTROYED by
nrs on January r. 1891 The brokers said that they
decided that the rate OF Insurance should DE IN,
crcased on account OF the hazardous risk 1hey sald
th,t after telling the plaintiff that they had In
creased the rate and after falling 10 receive author
~ from him To place the insurance. they did issue
Sl5 the property =, -, a.
Justice Mccarthy and a jury in Part IL OF me
civ Court yesterday tried a suit brought by VIII
lam II Pearson. electrical engineer. against the
Coney Island Jockey Club to recover 5000 Tor tele-
phones he put In for the clubhouse at the graves