The age-herald., 1898-08-16
DECISIONS OF :. IMPORTANCE 
 Supreme CourtMet and Adjourn
 ed at Montgomery Yesterday. BACK TAX LAW Is SOUND
As Far as Points Involved in Case From Birmingham is Concerned Coal oil Inspection Law Declar-
 ed Unconstitutional.
Special Dispatch to The Age-Herald.

Montgomery, Aug. 15.-The supreme court handed down large number Of de- cisions- at the special term held today and adjourned tonight. Two exceedingly im- portant decisions of general interest were rendered, the effect of one being to declare the coal oil inspection law which was passed by the last legislature to be un- constitutional and of the other to declare the back-tax law to be sound as far as the points involved in the case brought up from Birmingham were concerned. The decisions handed down were as follows:
 Brickell, c. J.-James Suther vs. State from Jefferson criminal court; affirmed.
 Ex parte Major Rutledge, petition for ha- beas corpus; stricken from docket.
 Steiner & Lobman vs. Steiner Land and Improvement company, from Butler chan cery court; affirmed
 Bank of Opelika ct. al., vs. Kizer, Moore, Draper & Co.,, from- Randolph chancery court; reversed and rendered.
 Preston Lea, ct al, vs. Iron Belt Mer- cantile company, from Cullman chancery court; affirmed.
 Florence Railroad and Improvement com pany vs. Charles W. Greenwood, from Lauderdale chancery court; reversed and rendered.
 J. A. Richardson vs. First National Bank of Gadsden, from Gadsden city court; ap- peal dismissed.
 F. o. Treadwell vs. c. c. Torbett from Geneva chancery court; affirmed.
 McClelland, J.-Alvin Stoneking vs. State. from Tuscaloosa law and equity court, re- verSed and remanded
 A. R. Green, ct al., vs. s. c. Adams, ct al., from DeKalb circuit court; affirmed.
 R. b. Freeman, ct al., vs. J. B. Stuart, from Morgan chancery court; affirmed.
 FIX parte, Howard-Harrison Iron com pany, petition for writ of mandamus, pro- hibition, etc.; petition denied. Ex parte, M. H. Carlisle. petition for mant1amus; denied.
 Otis Brown vs. State, from Colbert cir cult court; reversed and remanded.
 Lehmna-Durr company vs. Greil Bros., ct al., from Connecuh chancery court; af- firmed in part reversed and rendered In part.
 Anderson Walton vs State, from Dallas circuit court; appeal dismissed
 Willie West vs. State. from Wilcox cir cult court; affirmed.
 Alonzo White vs. Mayor and Council, city of Decatur; reversed and remanded.
 Steiner & Lobman, vs. l.. E. Jeffries, ct al., from Montgomery circuit court; af- firmed.
 Coleman, J.-Sigmund Roman vs. A. M. Boldwin ct al' fire from M9nddggaamgETXc gETXcfeii G . l.. dissenting.
 
 len, from Limestone chahcery court; re- versed and remanded.
 John Norwood vs. State, from Bibb coun- ty court; affirmed.
 Caroline Worthington, ct al., vs. L. Ro- gan, ct al, from Birmingham city court;
 Steiner Land and Lumber company vs l.. II. King, ct .al, from Butler chancery court; affirmed.
 Birmingham Traction company vs. Bir- mingham Railway and Electric company, from Jefferson chancery court; affirmed.
 Amos Scott vs. State, appeal from Shelby chancery court; affirmed.
 The Smith-Dimmick Lumber company vs. Teague, Barnett & Co.,. from Dale chan cery court; reversed, rendered and re- handed.
 T. B. Ingram, ct al, vs. N. E. Ingram, ct al, from Blount probate court appeal dismissed.
 Head, J.-Mary w. Owen ct al. vs N. Gerson, from Montgomery city court; re- versed, injunction reinstated and cause re- handed.
 J. l.. Hall and L. B. Farley, trustees, etc., vs. G. A. Griffin, from Pike chancery court; reversed and rendered.
 Haralson, J.-Ex parte James w. Baker, petition for mandamus; mandamus granted as to appointment of admins trator ad litem and denied as to order for production of partnership books.
 George Smith vs. state, from Cherokee circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 Jonas Bates vs. state from Selma circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 Mobile and Ohio Railroad company vs. Postal Telegraph and Cable company, from Mobile circuit court; affirmed.
 State ex rel, yetc., vs Thomas McGough, appeal from Montgomery circuit court; re- versed and rendered, Brickel, c. J., dissent ing.
 Walter E. Merrill vs. B. T. Witherby ct al, from Shelby chancery court; reversed ahd rendered.
 John Walters vs. the state, from Ferry circuit court; affirmed.
 D. c. Compton vs. John w. Smith, from Marengo circuit court reversed and re- manded.
 Francis G. Foxworth vs. Brown Bros from Mobile circuit court; reversed and re- manded.
 E. J. Cobb ct all vs. Ida w. Vary, from Calhoun circuit court affirmed.
 Per Curiam, H. A. Lindsay ct al. vs. Pierce Butler and Pierce Manufacturing company, from Birmingham city court; ap- peal dismissed by appellants.
 Edward Kennedy Vs. the state, from Jef- ferson criminal court; appeal dismissed
 Edward Teasley vs. the state, from Jeff ferson criminal court; appeal dismissed
 Bill Palvadore vs. the state of Alabama, apeal from Jefferson circuit court; appeal dismissed.
 MT Edwin T. Hutcheson of Birmingham was on motion, admitted to the bar of this court. The clerk requested the court to appoint committee to examine and report upon his office books and accounts. The court appointed Hon. John w. Sanford, Hon. w. c. Bibb and MT. Alex Troy as such committee. It is stated that the court will hold a special term during the month of October.