Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-14
DECISIONS RENDERED FROM THE
SUPREME BENCH OF KANSAS.
A Long List of Important Cases Dis
posed of, Among Them Some
Important Suits.
The Chicago. Burlington and Quincy Rail
road Will Reduce Grain Rates
TO a Minimum.
A Man Who Claims to be Government
Official Arrested in New York for
Opium Smuggling.
KANSAS SUPREME COURT.

KANSAS SUPREME COURT.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 13.-The followin:
opinions were rendered by the suprem
= court today:
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
company vs. J. NJ. Dennis, error from
Sumner county; reversed.
+. G. Hertig VS.. c. A. Sperry ct al.
error from Shawnee county; reversed.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad compan!
VS.. Leander Finley, error from Brow
county; reversed.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail
road company VS.. A. c. Giants, error from
Harvey county; reversed.
The Southern Kansas Railroad company
VS.. A. NJ Hinsdale, error from AlleI
county; reversed.
The Southern Kansas Railroad company
VS.. Benjamin Rice, error from Johnston
county; affirmed.
Lewis Harlow ct al. VS.. S. l.. Warren
error from Greenwood county; affirmed.
Frank Durein ct al. VS.. the State OF
Kansas, error from Shawnee county; re
versed.
II. III. Cooper VS.. n. +. Brinkham ct al.
error from Butler county; modified.
Harry MOrehead ct al. VS.. the state oil
Kansas, error from Butler county; modi
fed.
Henry Morehead ct al. VS.. the state OF
Kansas, error from Barber county; re-
versed.
S. NJ. Benepe VS.. Z. f. Walsh, error from
Greenwood county: affirmed.
Gotthard Schippel VS.. Wright Norton ct
al, error from Salina county: reversed.
sylvester Smith VS.. II. Z. Cooper, error
from Pratt county; reversed.
H. c. Rush ct al. VS.. VIM. Gordon, error
from Leavenworth county; affirmed.
The Wichita g. Western Railroad COM
pany VS.. William S. Beebe ct al, error from
Sedgwick county; reversed.
5. b. Oberlander ct al. VS.. Ester A. Con
frey, error from Elk county; affirmed.
The state eN rel. VS.. Jno. A. Martin
governor, original prOceedingsIin manda.
mus; motion to quash sustained.
John A. Martin, governor, VS.. Chas A.
Ingram, error from Shawnee county; re,
versed.
f. H. Sanford VS.. James Gates, error
from WabaunSee county; affirmed.
The state of Kansas eX rel VS.. Il. F.
Harmon ct al, original proceedings in
mandamus; dismissed.
The state of Kansas eX rel. to j. III. Hun
ter. original proceedings in quo warranto
Judgment for defendant.
Elias Smith vs. c. A. Leighton, error
from Lyon county; affirmed.
Irene c. w. Davis, error from Sedgwick
county: reversed.
G. V. Dodge a. Co. VS.. Childs ct al. er-
ror from Barton county; reversed.
Harriet \. Spicer vs. Sarah &. Howe, er-
TOR from Lyon county. affirmed.
Ed Knapp VS.. {. Hauder, error from Wa
baunsee county; affirmed.
William Cockley VS.. Samuel J. Smith
error from Rice county: reversed.
Frank Hawhinney ct al, VS.. Abner Diane
ct al, error from Shawnee county; af-
firmed.
Moses Neal VS.. John l.. Reynolds ct al
error from Allen county: affirmed.
National Solar Salt Works VS.. r. j.
Wenyss, error from Saline county; af-
tirmed.
The Chicago & Western Railroad COM
pany VS.. commissioners of Usage county,
original proceedings in mandamus; judg-
ment for defendant.
The city of Enterprise VS.. James Fowler,
error from Dickinson county: affirmed
Lucinda Pitcher VS.. the Atchison, To-
peka e. Santa Fe Railroad company, error
from johnson county: reversed.
J. w. Hughes VS.. Jay Ward, error from
Shawnee county; affirmed.
A. j. Hentig VS.. j. w. Redden, error
from Shawnee county; reversed.
Nolney Ball vs.. David Hardesty, error
from Lincoln county; reversed.
II. NJ. Stebbens VS.. Henry Meyer, error
from Harvey county; reversed.
George w. Brown VS.. the Kansas CITY,
Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad company, error
from johnson county; reversed.
John c. Douglas VS.. Moses Ruffiu, error
from Leavenworth county; reversed.
ID. j. NanFossen ct al. VS.. 5. p. Mosher,
error from Bourbon county: affirmed
j. n. Shannon VS.. j. l.. Smith sheriff.
error from Reno county; modified.
James Lowden ct al. VS.. the Schooharie
County National bank, error from Re-
public county: affirmed.
Elisha Graham VS.. Amanda Graham ct
al. error from Linn county: affirmed.
s. NJ. Hollie vs.. j. w. Shaffer, error from
Clay county; affirmed.
The Union Pacific Railroad company vs.
Robert Shannon, error from Leavenworth
county: overruled.
James Newman ct al. VS.. the Woodson
National bank error from Woodson
county; affirmed.
Dairs, Neele q Co. VS.. G. Eppler ct al,
error from Republic county; affirmed.
Robert backing VS.. i. II. ID. FRAGILE,
error from Clay county; affirmed.
Walnut township, Cowley county. Kan
sas, ct al VS.. James Jordan, error from
Clay county: affirmed
DdNiu Taylor VS.. the Dunlap stone ana
Lime company ct al, error from Morris
county; reversed.
The state eX rel. VS.. j. X. Stock ct al,
motion for a rehearing; Rush county
motion overruled.
Mary c. Bauben ct al VS.. Catherine
Hindman, motion for rehearing: motion
granted.
The Atchison, Topeka Il Santa Fe rail
road company VS.. j. III. Johnson. county
treasurer, error from jefferson county: re
versed.
The state of Kansas vs.. 5. c. Mcconnell,
error from Mitchell county: dismissed.
j. A. Smith ct al. vs.. ). w. Griffin error
from Chase county; dismissed.
h. Peben VS.. W. +. Heink, error from
Marshall county: dismissed.
The Chicago, Kansas & Western Rail-
road company VS. Annie +. Dumnil, error
from Pratt county; dismissed.
The State eX rel. VS. the Bank of Green's
burg, error from kiowa county; dismissed
James w. Cobbey VS. Brooks Iron, QUO
warranto proceedings: dismissed.
The State eN rel. Borders VS.. Commits
sioners of Hamilton county ct al, original
in mandamus: Judgment for
Borders and against Bentley, dismissed as
to the county commissioners.
STILL CUTTING.
CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-The cuts made today
by the roads We're unimportant and not
worth noting, but one is pending and will
be put in tomorrow morning. which will