Year: 1876

In the United States District Court, in the case OF
Nathan W. Poland vs. The Maryland Coal Company,
Judge Batchford yesterday dismissed the libel with
costs.


The objections raised TO the admission of the will OF
Mr. James Dillon to probate Withdrawn ycster-
day in the Surrogate's Court and tho will admitted to
probate


In the suit OF Emma Heibreth against the New York
Life Insurance Company to recover S., 900 policy
OF insurance the life other husband, which has been
on trial before Judge Sper in the Superior Court for
days past juror was yesterday Withdrawn, thus
terminating the suit


Jacob webber is endeavoring TO compel the city TO
pay him s2l 474 IL for putting additional story on
Central Market Tho is now being tried before
Judge Van BrInt, of the Court Of Common Pleas The
defence is that the charges exorbtant


In the Park Theatre lease case the full particulars OF
which have been published in the HERALD, the CON
Cludng testimony was taken yesterday before Judge
Sandford holding Special Term OF the Superior Court.
Judge Sanford took the papers reserpg his decision


The old suit brought by William Barker administra
tor OF Smith Barker, against Mr. W ~ Hon. trustee of
the estate Of John Penlz for accounting, ycstcr
day brought before Judge DonOhuc for ria. The com
plant dismissed but the probability that IL will
soon turn up In the courts again on an appeal from his
decision.


Judge Sedgwick OF the Superior Court yesterday
continued the injunction prohibiting Mrs Eliza Titus
from erecting an extension to her house TO obsruct the
light from entering the rear window Of the building
cupicd as synagogue by the Congregation Chcbra Mkra
Kodesh.


decision was given yesterday by Judge scdgwick
Of the Superior Court in the case OF otto Rcynders
heretofore reported Two questions involvcd-one
the right Of property In patent rights aud the other
TO whether the State federal courts have jursdc-
tlon In the case. He decided that there Is right Of
property In patent rights and that the state court
court Of competent jurisdiction


Frank Duly, q water policeman sued the city for
$3.50 unpaid salary. on the trial yesterday before
Judge Lawrence. OF The Supreme Court, the defence


was that the claim had been disallowcd by the Board
Of Aldermen and that during the time for which pay
meat was sought Duny did no work excepting on one
occasionFepOTting an nffsclou Of tho CFOton Water
law The jury. however, thought he entitled 10
lis pay, and gave him verdict for S32l, being the
full amount claimed, with interest


Mrs Sarah Brown bought long lease OF certain
property In this city, with the agreement that At the
expiration OF the lease there should be pau TO her the
value OF the buildings Mr.. Daniel X Lyddy bought
the fee OF the property, and as Mrs Brown alleges not
only refused to renew the lease. but 10 pay for the
buildings the assessed value OF which S. COO She
brought suit against Mr. Lyddy TO compel him 10 pay
her this sum- aud tho on FOR trial yesterday,
before Judge Van Worst, holding Supreme Court Cir
cult Tho that the arbitrators not
righfuy appointed that only two OF them acted and
that neither OF these acted under oath. On these
grounds motion made TO dismiss tho complaint,
which was granted


There was argued yesterday before the Supreme
Court General Term the appeal taken in the case OF
walter r. Wood and Charles p. Williams suing the
oity 10 recover the value OF stone furnished 10 the
Jefferson Market Police Court The complaint Vas
drrmissed by Judge Lawrence hinder the MaximilIian
position was made the suit Of John De witt Hook
recover from the city the value OF q building torn
down IN the Church street extension He was awarded
973 600 for the value OF the lot which, claimed by
the ofy entitled Il 10 the building, The material for
which pas sold fOT $500 he sued for als.0V' and