Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-12
CLOSED THE COURT.
Supreme Justices Wind Up the Term
in the Western District.
MANY DECISIONS HANDED DOWN.
A Regular Visitor Presents His appeal for
Rehearing.
NEW SUITS FOR DAMAGES ENTERED

The Supreme Court adjourned yesterday
afternoon Before rising the Court handed
down list of decisions from the Eastern
and Western districts. None of the cases
had any special importance except the
Penn Bank case appealed by Jacob II. Wal
ters The circumstances of the case were
these Walters claimed the bank owed
him $3.50 He was a depositor, and he
showed that at the request of President
Riddle he had given checks amounting to
over $50, 900 to tide the books over an ex-
animation by the directors In the trial of
the case it was shown that Walters ac-
count was overdrawn, and that instead of
the bank owing him money he was in
debted to the institution. He lost the case
in the lower conrt, and the Supreme Court
refused to change the verdict.
In the case of Mrs. Haven against the
Pittsburg and Allegheny Bridge Company,
the verdict of the lower court was reversed.
Mrs Haven had recovered damages for per-
sonal injuries received by herself while
walking over the bridge when it was in the
course of reconstruction. She stepped on a
nail which threw her down, injuring her
side. The Supreme Court saws the injury
was due to contributory negligence on the
part of the plaintiff. and that she was not
entitled to damages. The full list OF de-
cisions handed down follows:
Western District.
Donaghy' : appeal, Butler county; affirmed
Rolshouse appeal, Allegheny county; al
firmed.
SrERRETT, j.
McElroy eft al VS. Braden ct al, Washing
ton county; affirmed.
Barnhart VS. Lockwood ct al Butler; ar
firmed.
GREEN, j.
Haven VS. Pittsburg and Allegheny Bridge
Company. Allegheny; reversed.
N"nderlin VS. Hovis, Butler; reversed.
Sus 1uehanna Mutual Fire Insurance Com
rany Mardorf, Armstrong; reversed.
WILLIAMS, }.
Leatherman VS. oliver, Allegheny; affirmed.
Glasgow VS. CHARTERS Gas Company, But
ler; affirmed.
Appeal of Walters, Allegheny.
Fahnestock's appeal, Allegheny; affirmed.
Eastern District.
PER CURIAM
Pierce's appeal; rule absolute.
Wells VS. the railroad company; reargu-
ment refused.
SilIman VS. Hass; reargument refused.
second National Bank OF Reading VS. Wen
zell: reargument refused.
GkENN, j.
Krug VS. the borough of St. Mary's; af-
frmed.
Same VS. same; affirmed.
MCCoLLUM, j.
McConway VS. Reed eft al: affirmed
Eshelman VS. the township of Martic; re-
versed.
Reiser VS. the Pennsylvania Company; af-
frmed.
Pierce ct al VS. Hubbard ct al; affirmed.
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Com
pany VS. the Pennsylvania and Schuylkill
Valley Railway Company; reversed.
The only case a-gued yesterday was that
of the CHARTERS Block Coal Company
against W. L. Mellon and others involving
the right to drill through coal lands in
search of oil and gas.
The term was not concluded without the |
annual appearance of John KelIiher, |
crank from Erie county, who regularly |
since 1880 has put in an appearance on the |
last day OF court and presented petition |
asking for the opening of the case of the |
estate of Andrew Kelliher, his father. |
Yesterday he addressed the Court and said:
"Ifthe Court please, 1 desire to present a
petition"
"All right, just file it." said Chief JUS
tice Paxson.
Kelliher left with smile. He was once |
an Erie county attorney with good prac-
tiee.