The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-19
LATE LEGAL DECISIONS.

The power of a CITY councH TO order the
| destruction Of all Intoxicating liquors n
| the city, and pledge the faith OF the CITY
| TO paw for them In anticipation OF riot,
| lawlessness and mob. as on the evacua-
| tion of Richmond. in April, 1850, is denied,
| IN Wallace w. Richmond (Va.) 80 l.. X. A.
55i. everything the prior decision In that
State which had been followed by the
supreme court of the United States in
another case growing out OF similar facts.
An aged woman riding In a funeral pro-
cession In carriage df.ven by her daugr-
ter-ln-!aw. when II was struck by street
car at crossing, liz held, IN Johnson vs..
St. Paul City Railway company (Minn:)
30 l.. X. A. $780, to be not chargeable with
negligence, although she did not look or
listen FOR approaching cars, but relied
entirely upon the driver.
For fire communicated from n cooking
engaged In QUITTING wood for railroad
company dt is held. in Leaytt, vs. Bangor
& A. r.. company tMaine) % l.. X. a.
$50. that the railroad company is not liable
although Vt had placed a car on spur
track for the use Of the contractor.
A conveyance to "a railroad company,
releasing all damages Sustained or which
shall be sustained by reason of the con
struction, building. or use" of the rail-
road, is. held in Fremont r. M. Y.
Railroad company W.. Harin (Neb.) 80
l.. r. A. All, insufficient to preclude the
grcntor from recovering damages for the
negligent maintenance and operation OF
the road but the release is treated as
equivalent In this respect to a judgment
of condemnation.
The assumption by the engineer of a
train that a person on the track will get
OF before The train reaches him is held.
N Quinn vs, Ohio River Railroad company
(W. Va.) % l.. X. A. 575, to be improper
of tender years, or one who is plainly
and obuiossy disabled by DEAFNESS in
toxication, sleep, or otherwise.
Tire fact that n woman injured in n
railway car was stunned, and after re-
covering consciousness was still dazed
ana nervous when release of damages
presented to her in q hospital was signed
by her without reading, Is held, In och
vs. Missouri Kansas and Texas Ratlroad
cenpany tMo) SO L.. r.. A. Az, insufficient
thlneo by incorporating to her it's CON
tents
The interest necessary to give a stand
ing TO maintain n bill of review of fore.
closure suit which does not appear on
me record Of that suit is held, IN Thor
aaH az Us, Thorinston (Ala) 80 L. II. A.
$50; to be improperly introduced into a
biil OF review when Il Is based on matter
wiNch existed at the time of the cree
, put was not brought forward before its
rShditpoIi, A note to the case reviews
tnf DECISIONS on the right to maintain n
OH OF review as dependent upon interest.
me use of a voting machine by which
a ballot containing tho names OF canh
dates Is punctured and a record of the
choIcc OF the voters secured thereby is
nei1 In opinion OF the justices Or. rs "a
H.. II. A. 547Ito he authorized nv a con
sttrttonal provision for voting by ballot
Slatutory Permission to serve process
on domestic corporation by pupicn,lon II
rs officers or agents can not be foun1 In
~, ~, STATE Is held, in Bernhard VS.. Brown
IN q 10 l.. r. A. 400. to be Insufficient
,o auriiorine sa'o OF the property OF the
mont based on such service, excent In |
case OF IN attachment of propertv