Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-10
CONVICT LEASE IS LEGAL Full Text of the Decision of
 Justice Coleman IN THE SUPREME COURT On the Question of Hiring Birmingham's Convicts to the SIoss Company-0ther
 Decisions Handed Down..
 
THE SUPREME COURT

Montgomery, Ala. June 9.-tSpec;a1)- The following decisions were rendered by the Supreme Cour. today:
 McClsllan, Judgs.-Supreme Lodge K. of P. Ys. Mamie Taylor, ct al; appeal from Anniston city court; affirmed.
 c. J. HolHngsworth vs. S. H. Hill, ap- peal from Pickens clreuao court; affirmed. First National Bank of Gadsden Ys. w. H. Denson, appeal from Gadsden city court; affirmed.
 Western Union Telegraph company vs. c. c. Seed, appeal from Mobile circuit cour.; affirmed.
 Standard Oil Company vs. J. P. Wood ruff, appeal from Birmingham city court; reversed and remandted H w. Day, ct aL, ys Thomas Prior. appeal from Barbour chancery court; af- firmed.
 c. c. Burson vs Louisville & Nashville Railroad company, appeal from Earning yham city court; affirmed. Tom E-ll vs. Stete of Alabama, appeal from Madison oiicu1t court; reversed and remarked
 Coleman, Judge-Ex- parte the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham ct al, in re Powell, pdtition foracg rtiorari, etc.; re- verscd and petition for habeas corpus dis missed.
 Ixrar,e Sam Williams, petition for ha- beas corpus; petition denled
 Head, Judge.-Frank V. Brown vs. the State of Alabama, appeal from Jefferson criminal court; affirmed.
 lHaralson. Judge-Alexander w. Jones vs. John M. Caldwell. ct al, appeal from Birmingham city court; affirmed.
 C. w. Move ys. e. A. Lavender, appeal from Russell circuit colIr,; reversed and reman nded.
 f,I1 the supreme court today:
 James H. Vice vs. Alb. Littlejohn, from Calhoun chancery court: submitted on briefs. ss4I a.aas4.-et ss.
 Langston & Woodson ct als., vs Iron Belt Mercantile Co.,, from Anniston city court; leave to sever and submitted on briefs.
 Pullman Palace Car Go, vs. J. B. Adams, from Shelby circuit court; sub mitted on briefs
 F. H. Diefenbach vs. Emmett Vaughan. from Anniston city court; argued and submitted.
 James H. Savage ct al.a vs. Thos. L. Johnson, et al., from Anniston city court; continued by operation of law.
 First National Bank of Gadsden vs Isabel Thompson, ct als.. from Gadsden city court; argued and submitted.
 N. G. Canning vs. w. w. Perkins. from St. Clair circuit court; continued by oper- ation of law.
 W. Scott O'Connor vs. Bank of Attalla, from Gads den city urt; argued and sub mitted .,t4tsn, -,f, Alabama Mineral Land Go. vs. C.. w. Baker, from Shelby circuit court; sub mitted on briefs. Alabama Great Southern Railroad Co. vs Nelson ", Moorler, from St: Clair cir
 First National Bank of Gadsden vs S. M. Winchester, ct als., from Gadsden city court; argued and submitted
 MT. John Dereen and MT. William P. Acker were, on motion. admitted to the bar of thf supreme court
 C. M Wheeler vs.s G. .se%. Alexander ct als from -Cleburne circuit court; leave to file further appeal bond, etc. by Nov. 1, 1897. Death of appellee, T. J. Tread away, suggested with leave to revive in name of heirs and personal representa- tives, or either. when made known. J. H. Savage, ct all, vs. T. L. Johnson from Anniston city court; leave to sever etc., and argued and submitted.
 F. M Formby vs. J. N. Hood, ct al, from Calhoun chancery court; leave to amend appeal, and to file further appeal and supersedeas bond. conditioned as re- quired by law, etc, by Nov l. 1897. Joe Choateivs. Southern Railway com pany from Cherokee circuit court; con- tinued by consent. ss
 E. F. White vs. J. l.. Simpson, ct al, from Annis ton city court; certiorari, etc., by appellee. for new transcript, and leave to withdraw transcript. by consent.
 Richmond Locomotive and Machine Works vs. J. M Moragne, ct als., from Gadsden city court; submitted on briefs. w W. McCarver vs. H. Herzberg, ct als., from Gadsden city court argued and submitted.
 Chattanooga Southern Railroad com pany vs. l.. A. Daniels, ct al, frorE Cher olzee circuit court; continued by consent J. A. Richardson ys. First National Bank of Gadsden, from Gadsden city court; leave to amend appeal etc, and to file further appeal, etc., bond by Nov. 1, 1897.
 J. B. Taylor vs. Sarah J. Formby, from Randolph circuit court; argued and sub mitted.