New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-24
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

Washington. March o3.-Thc supreme Court To-Day
affirmed the Judgment in the case OF the East Ten
nessee. Virginia and Georgia Railway Company dp-
pelIant, agt. Joseph +. Frazier, ct al a COMPARE
lively recent law Of the state of Tennessee makes
judgments issued against railroad companies for labor
nv material furnished, or for damages sustained, Hens
AGAINST the railroad, with rights prior to All othcr
liens. The point in the present case Is "he'hcr OF
NOT this is an impairment Of the contract OF the char'er
granted in 1e47 10 a railroad company OF when '"'
nresent East Tennessee road il the successor 10y 'hI'
cbartor the railroad company was authorized to mort
gage lis charter and road in order to compete us
o~n-uction and continent. The court holds that
uono l. ma impairment Of contract, and that the rights
Granted by the charter ceased with the coh9'ruct4oi
and e%quipment o. the road.
other business transacted in the court today was rs
follows: poan
,,g Machine Company, plaintiff in error. aet' SmiIh
-. skinner. In error to the supreme Nouit VI .'
state Of New-Yor Dismissed Tor inc """' u '"''
o'XX"0" ils4-Tne Mutual Reserve Fund Life ASsociation,
,laintid in error. ACT. Sarah G.. Hamln. IN eIIo. "
PAM, na,, - C,lirt ~ The Initcd states for the DISTRICT
Of Connecticut. Judgment affirmed WIFI '''N ""'
interest. o,ou,rc ordors
Of the court
No. 4.~Florence S. Fowler, administratrix, ETC., ap:
pellant. agt. Robert lIamill. Postponed u"uI MUMMY
"eSN' 30. 1,5sS--Thomas j. Phelps assignee, c sp,
pellart. agt George Elliott ct aa, G1itssdry st,ies Tor
Annpal 1nIm NV AtllulN ttbAb - - -
ne southern District Of New York. Dismissed.
40. 1,34s-ThomaS Knight, plalniuh N error, agi'
,bc United Land Association ct al. Mouol ID dn'
az" 81. e"~Ex partc, in the matter Of Joshua Is:
ingalls, and Jacob Mark, petitioners. reti'loh Tor VIII
Of error denied. ,,un.da, a. >tordav
"eHNsoo os2-Edwin A. Merritt. late Collector. etc,
nIointiG i'm error. art. Jose MOller. ct al. IN error 10
ihe Circuit Court Of the United StatcS lor the southern
No .296-John German, appellant, aGt. Cary G..
HaviOrd. u pounooa r,oir
tid in error, AIT. the state Of Missouri eX rel William
n vine collector. Motions to dismiss or affirm sub
" No Henderson and Others. appellants.
agt. the Carbondale Coal ana 'oho company ana
no, c4s-Ethan A. Hitchcock, appellant. agt. the
carhondalc Coal and Coke Company ana Others. sup
nation TO correct record fled
20 Ia7-Charlotte II. richardson, plaintif IN
orcor aat William J. Bryan. Lave to correct writ
Of error and for new citation TO issue granted:
Tn I52g-JOhn VI. Wilkerson, rheril. ETC, ap-
noiIan, at. Charles A. Rohrcr. Motion for leave To
lilo printed argument suhnltten. .,nou.o. .,
~ no I.53o-Sylvcster u. Kneeland, appellant, agt.
,bc American Loan and Trust Company and others.
~ I 5tO-Sylvester II. knceland. appellant, agt.
George W. VI. Ball0u. trustee. ana othcrs.
10 o45-Thomas \. Green, pialntiH IN error, Az.
and others. In error To the supreme Court OF tie stare
az W. Colorado. Dismissed with costs:
Vi No 233-The Union Edge settler Company ap-
H% art George +. Keith. Argued.
peNa"'' oao-The Pacific National Bank Of Boston,
,,ain,ir in error. against Mary J. Eaton.
p" No 3Oo-Georcc l.. Thayer. trustee. plaintih IN
error. against Peter Bntler, receiver etc. , -
"'Vo 3O1-Petcr Butler. receiver etc. plaintlf IN
~ against Mary J. Eaton. Argued.
TT Tho Sav cali FOR To- morrow is: Nos. go 900 and
ooI o3s Oh. o4G, 247. ois. $50, 251, 90 and e53.
COURT CALENDARS FOR TO-DAY.