St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-09
FEDERAL CoU.:r r.ourINE.

peals resumed its sitrings yesterday.
with Circuit Judges Henry c. Caldwell,
Walter Il. Sanborn and Amos NJ Thayer
oil the bench. A number of opinions
were handed down, and orders were
made in number of other cases as in.
Dictated below. The court will sit again
this morning:
st. Joseph & Grand Island r. r. Com.
pany, appellant,vS. R. NJ. Steele, sheriff,
etc. Appeal from United States circuit
court, district OF Kansas. Affirm ed
with costs. Opinion by Judge 1hayer.
This was all action to impose a tax Oh
the eastern terminus of the St. Joseph
" Grand Island railroad bridge by Don
lptan county, Kansas. 1t was claimed
that this was toll bridge and the COM
pany collected toll from other roads. A
valuation OF 100000 was placed on this
end of the bridge, extending from the
middle of the Missouri river, by the
answer, and the taxes amounted 10
So, LOO. The court below gave judgment
for the taxes. This Judgment WAS sus-
tanned by this court, and it is held that
the bridge Is subject to general taxes
asl.ie from being so much trackage of
the railroad.
Opinions Announced.
Board of County Commissioners of
Hamilton County, Kan, plaintiff in err
ror, VS.. James Ii. o. Sherwood; error to
United States circuit court, district of
Kansas. Affirmed for sum of $5,Gjj3S 7G
at costs OF plaintiff IN error. Not af.
firmed for sum of 1887. S., excessive
damages. Opinion by Judge Thayer.
James I'll. Nolan ct al, plaintiffs in
error, VS.. Colorado Central Consolidated
Company; error to United States circuit
court. district of Colorado. Order of
circuit court vacatiug award of arbitra-
tors not disturbed. Judgment Of dis
missal reversed without costs to either
party, and cause remanded to circuit
court for further proceedings not incon-
sistent with the opinion of this court,
Opinion by Judge Thayer.
Union Pacific Railway Company.
plaintiff i'll error, VS.. Robert E. Harris.
Error to United States circuit court,
district of Colorado. Affirmed with
costs. Opinion by Judge Caldwell.
Union Pacific Railway Company.
plaintiff in error, VS.. S Marcella Barnes.
Administrative, etc. Error to United
States circuit court, district of Colorado,
Reversed with costs and remanded with
directions &c grant new trial. Opinion
by Judge Sanborn.
J. Is. Nipp ct al, plaintiffs in err, VS..
Dillwyn Parrish ct al. Error to United
Sta eS circuit court. district of Kansas.
Reversed with costs and remanded with
direction to grant a new trial. Opinion
By Judge Sanborn.
Orders Entered.
William NJ. Laid, plaintiff IN error.
VS.. Missouri Coal and Mining Company.
tn Init nH Sf,.f.
Eastern district of Missouri. Order
granted that case he assigned for hear.
ing on or after Jan. 10, 1895.
George S. Thebo. plaintiff In error.
VS.. Wilson n. Jones, principal chief OF
Choctaw nation Of Indians ct al. Error
to United States court, Indian Terri
tory. Submitted Oh printed briefs,
Hartford Fire Insurance Company,
plaintiff in error. VS.. Frederick A. Will
iams, trustee, ETC., ct al. Error to
United States circuit court, district of
Colorado. Argued by Thomas Bates
for plaintiff i'll error and Greeley w.
WhitfoId for defendant in error and
submitted.
st. Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba
Railway Company, appellant, VS.. st.
pany, and St Paul & Northern Pacific
Railway Company. appellant, VS.. St.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway.
Company. Appeals from United States
circuit court, district OF Minnesota.
Continued to December term by slipu-
lation.
G. q. Latta. executor. etc, ct al, APP
pellants, vs.. Charlotte Colin. and &. 6.
Latta, executor, ETC.. ct al, appellants,
vs.. d. c. Rugg. Appeals from United
States circuit COURT, Eastern district of
Arkansas. Continued to December term
by stipulation.
Edmund j. Churchill, plaintiff in
error, vs.. the United States. Error to
United States district court. district of
Wyoming. Continued on motion OF the
government to December term. De-
PENDANT in error ruled to file brief by
Oct. 81, and plaintiff in error has leave
to reply by LIST day Of December term.