The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-13
IN THE SUPREME COURT
Cases Decided on Appeal From state and
Territorial Supreme Courts.

Territorial Supreme Courts.
| Washington, April 1.-THE supreme
court of the United States today denied
the motion for writ of cerriorari in the
| case OF the American Bell Telephone
company VS.. the Western Union Tele-
graph company, to compel the circuit
court Of appeals for the First circuit 10
certify the case to the supreme court.
The case involves the question of royal-
ties claimed from the Bell company bv
the Western Union company and was
originally brought in the circuit cour.
for the district of Massachusetts 10 Sc
cure an account of these royalties. Il is
understood that about s., O0O. 900 is in
volved. 1t appears that after inst.tut-
ing the suit the Western Union sought
10 have it dismissed and after il was dis.
missed the Bell company appealed 10
the circuit court Of appeals, when the
the decision of the circuit court was re-
versed. The Western Union company
sought TO have the case reviewed by the
supreme court, but the opinion rendered
today denies this petition This mas the
effect of taking the case back to the cir
cult court for further proceedings in ac-
cordance with the decision Of the cir
cut courto appeals. The case is known
as The Stock Ticker case.
In the case of the American Publish
ing company VS.. the Fisher Brewing
company. appealed from the supreme
court Of the territory OF Utah. the court.
through Justice Brewer rendered an
mi
statute validating verdicts in civil cases
in which only nine Jurors concur. The
ground on which the law was pronounc-
ed Objectionable is found in the seventh
amendment 10 the constitution and In ne
general law confirming the statutes OF
the various territories. $50 far as they
authorize a Uniform course Of proceed
ing in all cases, whether legal or equit. /
able" The court expressed the opinion
that uniformity was prerequisite in all /
territorial cases. No opinion was ex-
pressed as to the validity of such a law
under statute form OF government. /
The case itself involved a claim OF SEQ /
900.
The court affirmed the decision OF thu !
supreme court OF Washington in the 4
cases from that state brought 70 enjolr
the state and county authorities from
levying upon the safes. time locks and
other personal property Of the banks. for
the purpose OF collecting a tax upon the
capital stock 81 the banks under the
state law OF 1891. Il was contanded that
the lew was inconhict with section 52is
of the revised statutes OF the United
States but the court held that such was (.
not the case.
Justice Gray rendered the opinion %
the court IN the case OF Morris L Glad
son vs.. The state Of Minnesota affirming
he decision Of tie state supreme court
The case involved the validity ot the
Minnesota state law requiring al pas
'enser trains on state railroads 20 stop !
/, county seats which are railroad sta (
ions. which ,oday's opinion affirms.
The supreme court OF the United States I
oolc a recess. after announcing several
pinions today. until next Monday. the
oh instant.
The court advanced the Texas anti
rust cases on tae docket 70 be heard on ,
ne second Monday az the rext term. The ,
wv in controversy defines trusts and de- .
lsres than ~ be Illegal Several ar !
ssts were made under IL. but the prs :
ners were re.essed BY ire federal court !
n motion for hsbss corpus. TIE stale
uthOTiti5s appeal 10 the supreme c1G-t
Edward l. Shaw fled a motion for a
~ or ceriorIari - the circsIit court o.
Dpsals % ne Ninth circuit IN the case
the Mutual issuance company versus -
ellie Phinney. exscuuix q ne estate o.
Guy c. Phinney 70 have t1s cas-
-oughr . ne supreme court The case .
wolves an insurance policy y SlG9ee1 .
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