The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-25
IN THE SUPREME COURT.
important Cases That Are Now Await
Ing "A Decision

washington City, Sept. 22-The United
states supreme court will meet again on
Monday. October II. On that dAy. after
assembling. the justices VIII call upon the
president. The business OF the court win
come on the 18th. The first week will he
devoted TO miscellaneous business. The
important cases that were pending at the
last session were set for an early hearing
and Will be called October q Among
them are the following:
The United States, appellant. VS.. Ben J.
Hesley involving the price Of desert
lands. The court Of claims held that 81 2s
per acre was the price under the act OF
March 3. ISL. but the government exacted
S-.59 per acre because the lands were
within railroad land grant. The case
win have an important bearing on all des-
ert land entries inside of railroad land
grants.
The Cleveland, Cincinnati. Chicago &.
ST. Louis Railroad Company vs. willard
b. Brown. relating 10 the responsibility
Of a corporation for an accident TO an en-
ploye. while he was acting under instruc-
tons from foreman and had an oppor-
tunity TO know the danger he incurred.
The United States VS.. the State Of Texas
is the well-known Greer county case. and
involves the question of title 10 the lands
Of Greer county. Many other cases he
fore the court of private land claims de-
pend upon the decision I'm this case.
w lTeEd VS.. the board OF Direct
ors OF the Modesto Irrigation District of
California. relating 10 irrigation corpora
tons and testing the legality of the
Wright irrigation law and confirmation
act OF the California Legislature. The Fed
eral questions involved are that the de-
PENDANT was deprived of the due process
Of law and equal protection of the
laws" and that the Judgment OF the court
amounts to taking private property for
private purposes. Much property is in
VOWED in the case.
The Flournoy Live Stock Company VS..
William Beck. This is a case where the
company filed a bin in equity against
Capt. Beck. L. S. A. acting agent Of the
Omaha and Winnebago Indian reserva-
ton in Nebraska. asking an Injunction
TO prevent Beck from interfering with the
possession by the company and its lessees
Of certain reservation lands which the
company had obtained from the Indians.
The circuit court OF appeals decided
against the Flcur1oy company.
Benjamin II johnson Alvin NJ. Leigh
ton and Samuel Marks vs.. the United
States three cases. involving the act OF
March ; 1891. for the adjudication OF In
dian depreciation claims. The court Of
appeals decided against the claimants.
and they appealed About 1l.eo cases
have been fled and perhaps most Of them
depend upon the principles raised N these
cases before the supreme court.
The steamship Delaware. Thomas
Thomas " Charles Winett an1 others.
involves construction Of the act Of Feb
ruarv IS 1903 relating 10 navigation OF
vessels and bills 81 IsdinC. The act was
intended 10 protect ships and compel YES
sells Transporting merchandise from the
United states 10 exercise due diligence to
make the vessel seawoFthy and 20 he prop
crly manned and equipped. IN the present
case a collision occurred while the vessel
Es..
question arises whether the owners ara
not IN such cases exempt from any dam
age which may occur. Many similar cases
arc i'm tho lower cohrt awaiting a decision
IN this case.
There are a large number % criminal
cases IN which tho Federal authority IS
involved \ number Of the cases come
from Indian territory which always fur
nishes more than It's share
one Of the important cases which will
he called early in the term is the case ~
Lawrence Miller VS.. W Briggs Green.
known as the South Carolina registration
case In this chief Justice Fuller SAT- as
a circuit Judge. and upon the request ~
Associate Justice Harlan, allowed an ar
peal 10 be made from the decision OF this
court.
Among some Of the important cases
which have been fled since adjournment
and which viii probably receive attention
during the coming term are;
The Western Union Telegraph Company
vs. the state Or North Carolina the nit
~ states W. Elverton Il. Chairman. one
az the sugar witnesses. tire Northern IA
Cifc Railroad vs.. Narisse Fericr the Cen
trail Railroad Company. OF Georgia. and
~ n Conner and =. Soners. receivers 81
the same. vs. William Wright. comptrol-
ler general 90 the state of Georgia. th2
United states vs. the Oregon & California
Railroad Company. tbe United states vs.
The Union Pacific Railroad and Henry
cav. NJ J. Wellington ard William Heard.
the United states vs. The TunC Pac.H-
and William palrvmple. charles n. Long
rs. William Lothren. commissioner az
pensions.