The Topeka state journal., 1898-02-07
News of the Kansas State De-
partmentS.
Supreme Court Hands Down a
Number of Opinions
NONEOFGRAVEIMPORT
In State Matters Are in the
List.
DIR. McElree Loses His Breach
of Promise Contest.

The supreme court handed down
number Of opinions late Saturday ev-
ening.
No cases of state Importance were in
cluded in the list. The somewhat noted
Wolfersberger-M -McElree breach of prom
ise case was one of the cases decided,
/ the supreme court affirming the decis-
ion of the Harvey county district court,
giving Miss Lillian Wolfersberger $3,-
191
DR.. George McElree is a prominent
physician of Newton, and before re-
moving to Kansas he became engaged
to Miss Lillian Wolfersberger in Phila-
deIphia. The engagement was made in
1891. But after removing to Newton,
DR.. McElree forgot his Philadelphia
sweetheart and fell in love with a New
ton girl, marrying her in January, 1898.
The breach of promise suit resulted, and
the Harvey county court entered judg-
Inent against Dr. McElree. He appeal
ed to the supreme court and Saturday
the decision was affirmed.
The list of the opinions handed down
IS as follows:
DOSTER, C. J.
Eve Davis VS.. Travellers Insurance
company, error from Bourbon county;
reversed.
Lykfns, error from Cherokee county;
affirmed, DOster, c. J., dissenting; Al
len, J., concurring.
Cornelia w. Matthewson VS.. Clinton
L. Caldwell, assignee. error from La
| bette county: reversed
JOHNSTON. J.
VIM. H. Brown VS.. G., r. L &, P. Rail-
way company, error from Lea.venworth
| county affirmed.
e ]. Vickers VS.. Board of Commits
| sioners of Cloud county, error from
! Cloud county; reversed.
| Geo. A. McElree VS.. Lillian Wolfers-
| berger. from a Of
| firmed.
Ira c. BaIcoIm VS.. AS. Peacock, error
from Trego county; affirmed.
| ALLEN J.
The U. P. Railway company, ct. al,
| VS.. Fred Smith, error from L4eaVen-
worth county; judgment modified.
Henry S Ireton VS.. Bridget Ireton,
error from COwley county, reversed.
A, I. & S. F. Railway company VS..
| Consolidated Cattle company, error
| from Sumner county; reversed.
Aldace F. Walker, ct al VS.. L. c.
Brantner, error from Crawford county;
reversed. b.
PER CURTAIN.
| The Consolidated Chelsea, Park Rail
| way company VS.. Wyatt, error from
| WyandOtte county; reversed
| Vincent Cattle company, ct. al, VS..
! American National bank of Kansas
City, error from Reno county; dismiss
| ed.
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance COM
| pany vs.. J. Bond, error from Woodson
| coUE1E; dismissed.
| S. E. D. COutlett, administrator. VS..
| A, 7. & S. F. Railway company, error
| from Allen county; anrmed.
| ]. s. Gill VS.. H. L. Jones, error from
| Harper county; dismissed.
| F. w. Dunn VS.. Laura L. Dunn, error
| from Riley county; affirmed
| Cherokee Lumber company VS.. F. c.
| Moses, error from Montgomery coS1ntyi
! affirmed.
| Isaiah Driver VS.. A, T. & S. F. Rail
way company, error from Reno county
| affirmed.
| Jessie Davis VS.. James L. Byers, error
! from Wyandotte county; dismissed
! Frank Linn, ct. al, VS.. M. Krumm,
| error from Johnson county; dism Used
| S. S. H. Clark, ct. al, VS. A N. Scott,
| error from Marshall county; affirm ed.
w. H. Lowe, ct. al, VS.. Commits sion
| ers of Finney county, error from Fl uney
! county; dismissed.
! S. Nation, ct. al, VS.. H. r. LittIer ct.
al, error from Lyon county; affirmed.
Mary E. Sipple, ct. al, VS. City Of
! Parsons, error from Labette county.
! dismissed.
| Joshua Musgrave VS.. John F. Bar
| clay, error from Trego county; reVers-
| ed.
Mary H. Locks VS.. Margaret Red
| mond error from court of appeals; af-
| firmed.
| CERTIFIED TO COURT OF AP-
PEALS.
J. C. Douglass VS.. R. w. P. Muse, ct.
al
Laura Sims Thomas VS.. Richard Ar
thur, Jr., ct. al.
S. S. H. Clark, ct. al, ETC., VS.. J. H.
| Trout, administrator, etc.