New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-03
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
THE RIGHTS OF EXPRESS COMPANIES.

SIN, United States yesterday rendered the following ae
eisions: ,
No 1I7-Rogers Wright assignee in bankruptcy OF the
y.ntn.tv and Great Eastern Railroad Construction
Cnan, AGAINST the Kentucky and Great Eastern Rail
wav Company, the Farmers Loan ard Trust Company
and others
No lls-The Farmers Loan and Trust Company
against Rogers Wright assignee etc OF the Kentucky
and Great Eastern Railroad Construction Company
Appeals the Circuit Court Of the United States or
the District OF Kentucky The lower court dismissed
the case decree affirmed by the Supreme Court
No ga william L. Royal. appellant and plainth IN
error Appeal from and in to the Circuit Court Oh
the Eastern District OF Virginia. Motion denied.
No. 22-The Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Com
pauy appellant against the Southern Express company
Appea from the Circuit Court OF the United states loi
Eastern District OF Arkansas No 26The st. Louis iron
Mountain and Southern Railway Company appellant
against the Southern Express Company Appeal lron
the Circuit Court OF the United States for the Eastern
District of Missouri; No. 55-The Missouri Kansas ana
Texas Railway Company. appellant. against william b
Dinsmore as president Of tho Adams Express
Company. shareholder therein Ihese
thus present substantially the same question.
The question presented the right or railroad com
panes to refuse carry express matter and the agents
and messengers OF the press companies over their
lines The railroad panes claimed the right to trans
port express matter their lines in selected by
themselves and under the control OF heirown eLpOycs
in favor OF the express company
The decree is reversed and tho suit lie remaDded with
directions dissolve the injunction and after adjusting
the question the parties for business done while
the ipuncons and decreeing the Rent
OF any that may be found TO be due to dismiss
the bills
No. l2O-The Phoenix Insurance Company, Of Brook
Ign, appellant against the Erie and Western Trans
portation Company Appeal from the Circnt Court OF
the United States Eastern District OF Wisconsin.
This n libel admiralty. A cargo OF corn WAS
shipped propeller belonging to the transportation
company from Chicago to Buffalo and was lost In tran
Sit 1t was insured In the Phoenix Company who paid
the $4,000. the amount of the policy. and then
sued the transportation company for damages The
lbeant appealed the Circuit Court and that court
awOrded the n6ellant the sum of So 4G3 IL Justice
Gray delivered the opinion OF the Court affirming the
decree of the lower Court. Justice Bradley dissented
No. 935-The state of Tennessee, plaintiff In error,
against George X. WhtwOrih, trustee OF Davidson
County Tenn. In error the Circuit Court OF the
United the Middle District OF Tennessee This
suit was brought by OF Tennessee against the
Tax Collector Of County to require him to for
taxation the shares Of stock In the Nashville Chatta
nooga and St. Louis Railroad Under the charter of the
COMPANY its capital stack was forever exempted from
taxation, and rs road workshops. etc, were exempted
from taxation for twenty years from the completion OF
the road Circuit Court OF the opinion that the
shares stock by the charter exempt from tax
atOD and gave Judgment accordingly. Ihat Judgment
is affirmed.
No. 934-Same parties AMI the question ia, whether
the Nashville and Decatur Railroad Company has the
same charter for the exemption OF its capital
stock from taxation the Nashville and Chattanooga
No. I2i-The vlcksburg Shreveport and Pacific Rail.
road Company. plaintiff in error ag. Elias :. Dennis.
This suit brought 70 recover tao TAX assess d under
general laws or the state IL 1877 and 1878 on the
Judgment of the lower court which declared IL
legal Justice Field dssented from the opinion OF The
No ss6-The Eastern Band OF the Cherokee Indans,ap
peau ag the United states and tue Cherokee Nallon:
he
the right Of the Eastern Band Of CheroRe
to proportionate part of two fnis 0i1 10y United
States Tor the Cherokee Indians The Court OF
Claims held that the Eastern Band IS not part OF tho
Cherokee Nation Of Indians, and consequently Is not en-
titled any share Of the two funds. The supreme
No 933-P p Picard Comp. etc. plat tlG in error agt.
the Pullman southern car C1mpaI fsFo 10 tLe
OF Tennessee Judgment affirmed with costs and In
terest CO.. ~, ,..,...oo o,,.,.,,..- 49,. .,o
rum1 1ouIih " hep dI n'tct ~ I'm
Decree affirmed with costs opinion Dy JUSTICE
No 957~R Van Brockn, ct al plaintiffs IN error agt.
Supreme Court the State of Tennessee Judgment re-
versed with costs and cause 20 1e reuanded Tor further
proceedings be had therein in conformity with the
opinion of this court Oninon by Justice Gray ,. y
No 933 -Eyertt Preston apienl' agt Aipaee1 ~ rs;
Mn3r and o S APRh 4 rte E 6 SS B S e
affirmed with costs OPINION by Justice Gray.
lS1%e1'?a rESSa {. 91
&c. sd No log Johnson HagoQd C0ntroer,Geno,a al "e
crSa Of the United states Tor District Q; so99
With die tons 10 dismiss bills Opinion by Justice Mat
Oo0-Antonia 1na, plaintiff in error agt Oliver Car
ca oSft t United 81 res ;or The Eastern Hstc Of
Louisiana Judgment affirmed with costs opnionby Jus
40 ii99-Edward NJ Higgins and others. plaintiffs ner
IN setc for The %ortiefn srtt Of OHIO judgment
FfS[9d u Tiy Spsi for he pins ana sainst the eeadl
the counter claim o. the latter Opinion by Justice
no Original Ex part taS matter Of William hoTa
Opinon by Justice harlan ,.., ,,,,,., nal, r,,,
Tin in error. ast Morgan and Others error 70 The
orgy Of 81 JGdeeSf reversed costs
tSer PRECEDING in coHiormty cpn
Opinion by justice eTsn SHsS hGhiOi" du not N' III
Patch pania n , error 9st WhiJe
judgment reversed with costs and caue renanted with d
justices WcSis Mahsws Gray nd Bjatcfod dissenting
NO. rs' GTan a5 ana & @ % Of iE e r lfs
States tho District Of Massachusetts Decree airnod
Wo oS S,. Ma1 oS and cra % Sissn il'
pHnI TO a,It ncd otStes Tor the district Of Mime
Decree reversed with costs and remanied wh
Tect ion, to Saer new gsrgs ~ R 9TgV with h on
80 sJosePh l;syaSi' an oier' p% $n n error
CIT the District O. 60 oldo Judgment reversed
VERDICT and grant new trial Opinion by Justice MlIeri
80 955-The CITY Of Waicryie, IA panlia in error agt
Belins yag sySe In h error ~ 'he Sc Sou o. ie
0gnSSn y I.sti s1 Miller railway COMPANY
ID It'll s sg 9 FOR 2 e southern no 6 ~ e Of ' ow
JUDGMENT affirmed with Opinion by Chiof Justice
Waite.
No i24O--Heny Zeigor plaintiff in error. agt Theron
Motion dsmss submitted by A Garland and
u Vi Deluas. sappO6 OF and by Preston and
IhIlip Dalpm I'm opposition thereto
No 4321he town OF Urbana ylalnn IN error agt MARY
In error to me Of Sfn SSa Dismissed les He S
casts per stipulation. az,
I274-tharles and others. appellants. agt War
Bushnell GlesneL Appeal rom The supreme Court OF
Dakota on motion OF VI wilson, Tor appeIees, uOcketo
and dismissed with costs. ,...- , w,
40 l2G5-D K Stewart painn in error agt state o. Wiz
giua motion Of Will am Roy ADVANCED under inc
S2d rule
Original Er part-n matter Of the PheDx insurance
COmUany London. England and others on motion OF
George H0ar granted 10 file petition FOR writ o. man
show awarded returnabo Oh the "a