The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-06
SUPREME COURT.
Opinions for March Filed Today by
the Justices.

The supreme court today handed
down decisions in a number of cases.
Four railroad cases which were taken
up from the lower courts by the COM
panies, were decided, the roads being
victorious in each.
The case of the state against NJ. B.
Tomblin was reversed and sent back for
a new trial.
Mr. Tomblin is one of the members
of the state board of irrigation and a
banker, and was convicted in the dis
trict court of Sherman county on the
charge OF receiving deposits when he
knew his bank to be insolYent.
The opinions rendered are as fol-
lows:
CHIEF JUSTICE DOSTER.
Mary G. Goddard VS.. Geo. Storch err
ron from Marshall county; affirmed
A, T. & s. F. r. R. Co. VS.. GeoIg w.
Wiley, error from Sumner county; re-
versed.
The First National bank of Arkansas
City VS.. Geo. E. Hasey, error from Cow
ley county; reversed.
The State of Kansas VS.. Daniel Coun-
tryman, appeal from Ellis county; af-
firmed.
A. T. & s F. r. r. Co. VS. Joseph
Brown, error from Sedgwiek county;
reversed.
Reading Township VS.. Elizabeth A
Teller, error from Lyon county; affirm
ed
JUSTICE JOHNSTON.
Kansas National Bank VS.. E. S. Quin-
ton, error from Shawnee county; affirm
ed
Southern Kansas Farm Loan and
Trust company VS.. Mary A Clarity. ct
al, error from Sumner county; revers-
ed.
State of Kansas VS. Almira Doty, ap-
peal from Sumner county; reversed.
Dolan, Drury & Co. VS.. J. NJ. WI
kerson, ct al, error from Shawnee coun-
ty; affirmed.
H. Tindall, error from Douglass county;
reversed
The New Hampshire Banking compa-
ny VS.. Eva Ball, ct al. error from King
man county; reversed.
Mutual Benefit Insurance Co, ct al,
VS.. Calvin Huntington, error from Bour-
bon county; modified.
S. A. Frazier, ct al, VS.. John c. Doug
lass, error from Jefferson county; re-
Versed.
JUSTICE ALLEN
Kansas and New Mexico Land and
Cattle Co. vs. Geo. H. Thompson, ct al,
error from Sedgwick county; affirmed.
The G.. r. Barse Live Stock Commits
sion Co. VS.. w H. Ketcham, ct al; af-
State of Kansas VS.. NJ. B. Tomb1in,
appeal from Sherman county; reversed
Quincy Phillips. ct al, VS.. ]. Mack
Love, ct al, error from court of APP
peals; reversed.
w. H. Burrows VS.. John Johntz, error
from Dickinson county; affirmed.
The Wichita & Western Railroad Co
vs.. ". ]. Quinn error from Pratt; re-
versed.
A. T. & S. F. r. r Co. VS. John H
Whitbeck, error from Usage county; re-
versed.
The court also decided cases and made
the following orders per curiam:
Anna List VS.. Carl Jockheck, error from
| Shawnee county: affirmed.
Nellie Mabel Andrews ct al VS.. E. v.
Reed ct al, error from Cloud county; at
firmed.
Harvey Henderson VS.. ]. B. McAfee, err
rOr from Shawnee county; dismissed
Jonathan Thomas ct al VS.. The G. K. &
n. r. r. Co, error from Shawnee county;
affirmed.
| Jonathan Thomas ct al vs. Peter Smith
| ct al, error from Shawnee county; af-
William Maffit VS. The c. r. I. P RR
| Co., error from Wyandotte count; af-
| firmed.
National Bank of Commerce VS.. Board
| of Education of City of Hutchinson; orig
| inal proceedings in mandamuS: dismissed.
A c. Gibson ct al vs. r. B. Greene, err
| ror from Wyandotte county; certified to
court of appeals.
e. Bennett ct al VS.. R. c. Bowman, er-
Third National Bank of St. Louis VS..
county; dismissed.
]. W. Milford VS.. Michael Screen, error
| from Kingman county: dismissed
National Bank of Commerce of Kansas
| City ct al VS.. NJ. w Levy ct al, error
| from Sedgwick county; dismissed.
5. D. Kimbark VS.. Swain Pearson ct al,
error from Saline county: dismissed.
S. D. Kim bark VS. Swain Pearson ct al.
error from Saline County; dismissed. -