[Reusens SCOTUS Case (1885)] The Secretary of said Company shall transmit to the Justices holding the first General Term in the First Department, in each year, a statement under oath, showing its financial con- dition on the 3ist day of December prec eeding said statement. On or about the 25th day of February, 1884, the - complaint was duly served in said action ; and, 16 on or about the 28th day of April, ISS4, issue was joined by the service of a general demurrer on hehalf of said plaintiff in error, The issues of law raised by said demurrer were upon the day calander of said Supreme Court on or about the 5th day of May. ISS4, for trial. On said 5th day of May. 18S4. upon the petition of said plaintiff in error, said action was removed to the Cireuit Court of the United States for the 17 Southern District of New York. On or about the Istday of December, 1884, said action came on for trial before the Honorable William J. Wallace, Cireuit Judge, upon said de- murrer, and was duly tried; and thereafter a decision was duly rendered in favor of said de- fendant in error upon said demurrer, but grant- ing leave to said plaintiff in error to answer said complaint.