St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-18
MAJESTY OF THE LAW.
Opinions Handed Down by the
United States Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 1.-THE
supreme court to-day rendered an opin-
ion affirming the judgment of the cir
cult count for the Northern district of
Illinois in case No. II, Bernard Cal
laghan & Co., appellants, VS.. Myers.
The parties to this suit are law pub
fishers in Chicago, and Myers brought
suit claiming that Callaghan, by pub
fishing certain volumes of the Illinois
court reports. had infringed upon the
copyright secured to him Myers by a
Freeman, the supreme court reporter,
who obtained the copyright. judgments
Is rendered in favor of MYERS, except in
regard to the first volume, which 1t Is
held was rot copyrighted in time.
Chief Justice Fuller to-day announced
that the supreme court affirmed 10y
divided court the judgment of the cir
cult court for the Western district of
Missouri in Case No. 102. the County of
jackson. plaintiff in error, VS.. The Ninth
National Bank of New York. The coun-
tv of Jackson soughttO have declared
void $4,000 in bonds subscribed by the
county to aid in constructing the Pleas
ant Hill division of the Lexington, Chill
lcothe Il Gulf railroad. The circuit
court gave Judgment against the county,
and this court being equally divided in
the case that Judgment stands affirmed.
No. lI-George ID. Cragin, appellant VS., c
l. Powell ct al: Appeal from the United
States circuit court for the Eastern district
of Louisiana; decree reversed with costs and
cause rcmanded. with directions TO dismiss
the petition of the plaintiffs below al their
costs. Opinion by Justice Lamar.
No. 1.USl-John ?. Kennedy, appellant VS..
Milton W. Hazlelon: Appeal from the
United States circuit court for the Northern
district of Illinois; decree affirmed with
costs. Opinion by Justice Gray. justice
No. lo9-Louis b. Shields, Administrator,
etc, appellant vs.. Anna Hamburg ct al,
Appeal from Il United States circuit court
for the Northern District of Illinois. Decree
affirmed with costs. Opinion by Justice
Gray.
No. s2-The United States, appellant vs.
The Iron Silver Mining Company CT al APP
peal from the United States circuit court for
the district of Colorado. Decree affirmed.
Opinion by Justice Field.
No, l02-The County of jackson, Missouri.
plaintiff in error, VS.. The Ninth National
Bank of New York-in error TO the United
States court for the Western District OF Mis-
souri,. Judgment affirmed with costs and in
tereSt, by a divided court Announced by
Chief Justice Fuller.
The chief justice announced he following
order: There having been q chief justice of
this court appointed since the adjournment
OF the last term. II is oruereu mat Inc follow
ing allotment be made of the chief justice
and associate justices of said court among
the circuits agreeably to the act of congress
in such case made and provided, and that
such allotment be entered of record, viz:
For the first circuit, Horace Gray. as
sociate justice; second, Samuel Batch
ford associate justice; third, Joseph
Bradley, associate justice; fourth, Mel
vile W. Fuller, chief justice Fifth,
Lucius Q. Lamar, associate justice; Sixth,
MotthatvS oSSnniota insfira - Sarprath
John NJ Harlan, associate justice; Eighth,
Samuel f. Miller associate justice; Ninth,
Stephen j. Field, associate justice. The
chief Justice announced that the court would
adjourn from Thursday the 10th inst, 10
Wednesday, January ,, 1889. Adjourned
until