New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-30
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
ERIE STOCKHOLDERS woRsTEn.
DECISION OF THE LOWER COURT AGAINST THE
IN 1ox.n.ry nEYrRSRD.

A DECISION OF THE Low.R COURT AGAINST TIM
RAILROAD COMPANY REVERSED
WASHINGTON ga decision was rendered py tho
,Ynuei stats Court to-day In the bond case OF
Moses r. Grow against the township OF Oxford sumner
County Kan This suit to recover the amount o"e Oh
.,,an bouas And coupons township OF oxford
10 aid In the construction OF bridge across the Arkansas
River The same already been before this
court in Mcclure against the township OF Oxford
90. o. s. 429 The Court then held that the bonds II Issued
under special Of the Legislature OF Kansas approved
March l. 1872 invalid In the present suit attempt
the validity OF tho bonds by alleging that
they ssue under authority of general act Of the Less
ature passed 1872 The court holds that
the excu the possibility of their hav
ing issued under the latter act the public rcorcs show
ing proceenss not taken under that act and
the Auditor had right To decide as matter OF law that
these which he authorized to register ana
certify whom matter OF law. they were not The do
cison below in favor OF the township Is affirmed
decision was rendered by the court today In the
case OF the New.York. Erie and Western Railroad
o % the Sn sns Court s
sonthern District Of New Sork This was snt oongni ny
latter dividend q upon Is preferred stock
profit accrued that wear after the payment operating
penses inter etc In the court below Judgment was
amount to Which NicSas and LAWS would entitled
so ss TIE resTre
the rocco which me Board q Direct
1880 constituted trust fund csargeaeS primarily " win
r. Sf 'sy oser
Cn 81 S1erS Is se
and % Of rb H. Isw As by
case the United states Circuit conT. sd9ptea ard
United states Court, however. carefully prepared
hs S by r Of 'a s Of
the sh ns Of & e led
d right 10 dividends in aoy year when there Mere profits
oaTed dividend payable out Of such profits As the
So isso We're applied BY the company objects
legitimate proper view of The condition Of its property
suppose that the directors acted bad when they
that The not entitled to ys
SSn Sss s s by the Sr IN the
oiwashnsCn Ii c. against Edwsrd Bai1ge ii rms case
e h Tor s as Tsu court SUSTAINING d
validity OF the bonds is affirmed.
The other decisions to-day as follows:
TS% aR n GH
for the Deere aT@e Ha Ts eSs
plaintn error The Columbus Rolling MN Company
s o to ss Of CONT 5 G s w
no 2oE Hsnges Rant in error ait IT,, SSn ha cdgEt
Of the United states for Judg
No 475-John Sargent others ntervenors plaintiff
In error 70 the Circuit Court Of the United for the
Des rsSc J ap ia erroT % S Assya
Hail. In error TO the Circuit Court OF the United states for
Teuanled with directions 70 award trial
II +
others Appeal the Circuit Court of the
United States for the District of California Decree affirmed
with costs
Anderson and others In TO the Circuit Court
United for the Northern District OF Texas Ju g
affirmed with costs
No 32-The Willamette Wooden Manufacturing Company
appellant ag The Bank of British Columbia Appeal from the
Circuit Court OF the United states for the District OF oregon
Decree affirmed with cos
No 33The Continental Life Insurance Company OF Hart
ford Conn. plaintiff ag Ann Eliza Rloads admin
In Circuit Court OF the United
the Eastern District OF Pennsylvania. Judgment
with costs and remanded for further proceed
ings. 1000
road Company appellant agt John GraysOn APP from
Circuit of the United for the Northern Dis
trict OF A aDama. Decree affirmed with costs.
The other business transacted to-day follows;
agt Helskel others Motion 10 dismiss or al
firm submitted.
No 644-J W Ebbinghaus trustee appellant agt J Kill
Ian and others trustee Appeal from the supreme Court
OF the District Columbia Dismissed with costs stlpu
latiOn.
1.-THE Merchants Mutual Insurance Company appel
ant agt. George u Allen.
7s-The Merchants Mutual Insurance Company appel
liant Sas Weeks Motion appoint commission 10 take
testimony. submitted by Charles W Homer III behalf VI
counsel.
No 20O-J Lanier aud Others etc. appellant John
Nash others Motion for restraining order submitted by
ID Hounshel for appeees.
G5-August W Goet jr. and Others plaintiffs in error
aet the Bank OF Kansas Argument concluded by Oliver IL
Dean for defendant IN error
No 641hc Chicago and Northwe steTn railroad company
plaintiffs error Mclaughlin executor, etc. Argu
begun by Hubbard for palnn IN error ana con-
tnued BY " X Foster Tor defendant III error
Adjourned until at tomorrow al ~ o'clock.