The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-14
CLEARED UP THE CALENDAR
SUPREME COURT FINISHES THE
APRIL TERM BUSINESS
Weeks to Write All the Opinions
on Hand-One Of the Most Inn
portant Terms In the History of
the State A. H. Num- Cannot
Practice in Minnesota.

The Minnesota supreme court yester-
day wound up the business Of the April
term, and adjourned for the summer.
The day was consumed in hearing
arguments In the cases Of the Mime
apolis Trust company as receiver for
the Northwestern Guaranty Loan &
Trust company VS.. L. F: Manage and
others, and in the case of L. A. Sprague
VS.. D. e. Sprague.
The April term Of the supreme court
will go down as one of the most i'm
portant in the history Of the states
highest tribunal. There still remain
nearly forty cases which have been
granted hearings, but on which opin-
ions have not been filed. 1t will re-
quire several weeks for the Judges to
complete the unfinished work, before
going on their summer vacations.
Among the cases still to be decided are
the suits of Ed. w. Bazille and John
Wagner, Ramsey county officials,
who are seeking to secure payment OF
their salaries according to the statu-
tory provisions. Several state cases of
sweeping nature have been decided
in favor of the commonwealth.
The famous Anderson case, for which
the northern counties made such
hard fight, was decided in favor of the
state and caused much rejoicing in the
pine counties. 1t not only increases
the revenue derived annually from the
tax levy several hundred thousand dol
lars, but it materially decreased the
rate of taxation in Carlton Pine, Ait
kin, Crow Wing, Kanabec counties,
relieving the people of those counties
from the greatest burden of taxation,
as millions of acres or unused land is
owned in these counties by the rail-
road companies.
Perhaps the next in Importance of
the cases on the April calendar was
the Security Savings and Loan Asso-
citation, of Minneapolis, against J. A.
Sjoberg, which laid down broad con-
stitutional doctrine in Interpreting the
fundamental text of the constitution by
the courts of the state.
Three decisions were handed down
yesterday written by Judge Mitchell.
In the case of the application Of the
Minnesota Bar association for the dis
barment of A. H. Num-, of Minneapo
the application is granted by the court.
Mum was tried in the district court
of Hennepin county last fall on GRIM
inal charge. He was accused of alter
ing the records in the vault Of the
clerk of the courts Office in Minneapo-
lis. It was alleged that he made tfir-
ty-eight erasures on the assessment
rolls, thereby making Invalid certain
tax judgments against property in
which he was interested as the attor-
ney for the owners. The evidence was
not deemed sufficient to convict him
and he was subsequently released Th,
State Bar association thu made an ap-
pication to the supreme court, asking
that he be disbarred, en- account Of I'M
professional conduct. The history of
the case in the district court and the
testimony submitted in evidence were
reviewed by the supreme court with
the above result.
The following are the syllabi -
In. re information against A. H. Mum, as
Attorney at Law. sss-.E
Syllabus-In proceedings to disbar the re-
spondent for misconduct in his profession as
an attorney and counselor at law, by chang
ing and altering public records in the Office
of the clerk of the district court.
Held, that the evidence proves that the re-
spondent is guilty of the misconduct charg-
ed. Ordered, that he be removed from the
office OF attorney and counselor at law of the
barred from practicing therein.
Johanna Weiberg, respondent, VS.. Mime
sofa Scandinavian Relief Association, ap-
pellant.
Syllabus-The articles of association of
mutual benefit life insurance company pro-
vided that applicants for membership must
be not more than 20 years old, but it's by
laws limited membership to persons not more
than IS years old. An applicant for member
ship. who was in fact 81 years old, repre-
sented that he was only so years of age
and relying on this representation the as
ISOLATION admitted him to membership Con-
ceding without deciding that the bylaw was
valid
Held, that the admission of member
not over TO years of age being authorized
by the articles of association, 1t
petent for the company to waive the pro-
vision of the bylaw limiting the age to SIS
years.
Also, that the acceptance and retention of
an assessment against the member with full
knowledge of his Misrepresentation as to his
age, amounted to such a waiver. Order af-
frmed. Mitchell, ].
Moritz Nnkolas. appellant, VS.. Hiram Walker