The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-09
COURT OF APPEALS.
Opinions In Important Suits Rem
dered.

dered.
The Court of Appeals met yesterday
with all present and handed down the fol-
lowing opinions:
Jacob p. Clark and the Palisades of
the Potomac Land Improvement Com
pany, appellants, VS.. Martha NJ. Read.
A suit in assumpsit instituted in the
Supreme Court of the District of Column
bia on December 10, 1885, by the appellee
Martha NJ. Read, against John c. Hurst
as maker, and the two appellants as in
dorsers of two certain promissory notes,
one for $500 and the other for $1,000,
both dated April ], 1891. and both paya-
BILE on or before April /. 1895. with inter
| est at per cent, secured by deeds of
trust on real estate in the District of
Columbia. Judgment affirmed with costs.
Opinion by Mr.. Justice Morris.
The Capital Traction Company VS..
| Lusby ct al. This is an action by nus
band and wife for a personal injury to
the wife. occasioned, as it is alleged by
| the negligence of the employees of the
| company. She was a passenger on a
west-bound car on Pennsylvania Ave
nue., and anghted at Seventh Street to
| transfer to that line and in crossing the
! tracks for this purpose was Knocked
| down and injured by an east-bound car.
No error is found IN the rulings of the
| lower court and the judgment is affirmed.
| Opinion by Mr.. Justice Alvey.
The Norfolk and Washington Steam
| boat Company VS.. Samuel b. Davis. This
| action Is brought for an alleged libel
published by authority of the defendant,
| the present appellant, against the appel
| lee, the plaintoff in the court below.
| The libel complained of is contained in
| t,,- IfE,1 lah n IN l,
| c. Murray, dated August %. 1893 1t was
| in reply to a letter of Mr.. Murray,
| written from Norfolk, Va, and dated
| August 81 1893. 1t appears that in 1899
| Callahan was the general superintendent
| and manager of the defendants line of
| steamers. with full authority TO employ
| and discharge all employees of the COM
| pany The plaintiff, Davis, had been for
several years prior TO that time cap
! tain of the Steamer Washington, until
| August 81 1893, when he was notified by
| Callahan that his employment by the
company would terminate at the end OF
| that month.
Murray was the friend Of Davis and
| Immediately wrote to Callahan the re-
ply to which from Callahan processes on
| its face to speak for the company, and is
| signed by him as general superintend-
| ent of the company. The letter is
doubtless libelous. as ii contains grave
| charges against the plaintiff as TO his
want of efficiency and capacity as COM
mander of the vessel from which he had
been discharged. Upon fun review Of the
case nothing is found to warrant a re
versal of the judgment of the lower court.
which awarded Davis $4,000 and that
| Judgment is affirmed. Opinion by Mr..
| Chief Justice Alvey.
Frank Hume and Timothy d. DAILY VS..
| e. Francis Riggs ct al. This IS an APP
peal from a decree enjoining the marshal
| of the District of Columbia from retain
ing in his custody certain goods and
| chattels, and enjoining him and the APP
| pellants from further proceedings against
! the same by virtue OF executions that
| had been levied thereon under judg'
| ment against Caleb w. SpOfford. The
property. consisting of furniture in th'
| Riggs House belonging TO Sponord, the
lessee conveyed TO Thomas J. Fisher
and Charles G. Glover, trustees. to Sc
cure payment Of rent and loan OF $4,000
with the trustees empowered 10 sell th'
| property The suit was brought by HUME
| e al. for groceries, provisions, etc, sole
10 Spofford. Decree of lower court re
versed. with costs Amount due eacl
appellant for credits decreed. Opinion
by Mr. Justice Shepard.