New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
pITS OF LEGAL INTELLIGENCE

Henry l.. Corey In a suit against Nathan w.
Rker & Son. real estate agents. IN Inc 'ity |o'i.
Yesterday obtained verdict for slo2o Tor ohc-hai
Of the commissions on the sale of the house at No.
Cs1 Fifth-ave.. which was recently purchaseu py
Governor Levi P. Morton. The plaintin alleged
that he proposed Governor Morton as n customer
to the defendants and 1t agreed that he was 70
receive one-half of the commissions received from
bought the house The defendants denied that
Corey entitled to any part OF the commissions
or that he brought about tile sale An unsWorn
statement by Governor Morton. In which the COY
said that his @ weae rf wn he IN the
deal. filed In the case
The Appellate Division OF the Supreme Court
yesterday handed down adverse decision to the
appeal OF five policemen who were dismissed from
the force and who applied to he rcinstated. TWO
of the policemen. Patrick W. Dwyer and John j.
Sullivan were dismissed by the old Police Board
for drunkenness. Richard Meauy. Thomas Jeffer-
sen and William w. OConnor were dismissed by
the present Board. Meauy was reported by n police
surgeon. who examined him when he was absent on
sick leave. he suffering from chronic alcoholism
jefferson was found off post In the hallway OF n
saloon oConnor was OFF post In the rear & posra room
We're affirmed with costs.
Objection was made in the Surrogates Court. be-
fore Surrogate Arnold. yesterday to the account
presented by the executors OF the estate OF the ao
Euecne Kelly. the banker. The executors who
make the accounting Edward Kelly. Eugene
Kelly, Thomas ii. Kelly and Daniel f. Sullivan. and
the objections made to the account by Paul
Fuller another OF the executors. Through his
counsel. Frederic X. Coudert. Mr. Fuller contcnded
that under the terms of the will the testator con-
tempaed n conversion OF the real estate into per-
sonal property. and the distribution OF the estate.
which has no; been done II Is asserted by the ex-
ecutcrs and the principal legatees that the will
pTessiy provides that tho executors to hold tho
property in their discretion and TO sell IL only
when the necessities OF the estate demand IL. De-
clSion reserved.
Justice Truax announced yesterday In the SUI
prerne Court tina. he would hear arguments to-day
at his home tho motion to compel the Brooklyn
receivers the assets OF the Murray Hill
Bank 10 Miles O'Brien and Spencer Trask. the New
York receivers. The latter were appointed In the
NewYork Supreme Court on the application OF the
IN Brooklyn. and two receivers were appointed in
the Supreme Court there The Appellate Division
has decided that the New-York receivers are TO ad
minister the banks affairs, but the Brooklyn
cciycfs have the assets In charge.
The Appellate Division OF the First Department
OF the Supreme Court yesterday sustained tho hp-
peal Of Josiah II. Baker In the action brought by
the Farmers Loan and Trust Company. trustee
to forecloso a 10000 mortgage upon the furniture
OF tho Hotel Brunswick. Mr.. Baker appointed
receiver on January q by Judge Truax. IN action
to dissolve the corporation. and gave a bond OF
5000 on the application Of the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company, Justice Lawrence on July 10 ap-
pointed Robert Sturgis receiver OF the property
doscribed In the chatel mortgage and directed him
TO give n bond In the sum OF $1,000 Mr.. Baker
argued that the property covered by the chattel
mortgage In his possession by virtue OF his
prior appointment: that he had successfully man
aged the affairs OF the Hotel brunswick and had
been appointed at the suggestion OF the majority OF
the creditors and hondholders and that the appoint
ment OF Mr.. Sturgis was therefore improper.