Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24

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Supreme Court to-day refused to award
a writ Of mandamus In the case OF
Prudence Robinson, the assignee Of W.
H. Pitson, against Auditor LaFollette,
to compel him to pay the sum OF $8za
for work done by Prison as stenograph-
er in the celebrated Eastman murder
case at Parsons. Pitson was engaged
nineteen days and presented bill fpr
the amount named. The auditor deefn-
ing it exorbitant, paid 1886 for the work
and refused to pay any more. Other
cases handed down by the court were
the following:
Taylor VS.. Manor, from Mercer coun-
ty; writ Of error dismissed. Opinion
by McWhorter.
Pratt VS.. Enslow, from Cabell coun-
ty; decree amended and affirmed. Opin-
ion by McWhorter.
Sanders VS.. Ohio River Railroad,
from Mason county; affirmed by divid-
ed cort, McWAorter and Dent for af-
firmation, and English and Brannon for
reversal.
Shepherd VS.. Snodgrass, from Wetzel
county, affirmed. Opinion by Brannon.
Grim VS.. England. from Barbour
county. reversed and remanded. Opin-
ion by Brannon.
Blowpipe Company VS.. Spencer, from
Mason county, reversed and remand
ed. Opinion by Brannon, English dis
senting.
Seldonrich VS.. Chesapeake & Ohio
Railroad Company, from Summers
county; reversed and judgment for de-
PENDANT. Opinion by Brannon.
Price VS.. Chesapeake & Ohio Rail-
road Company, from Fayette county;
reversed and new trial ordered. Opin-
ion by Brannon.
Ravenswood, Spencer & Chenille
Railroad Company VS.. woodward, from
Roane county; reversed and remand
ed. Opinion by Brannon.
Smith VS.. Mcmillan, from Doddridge
county; reversed and remanded. Opin-
ion by Brannon
McDougal VS.. Musgrove, from Rit-
chic county; affirmed. Opinion by En-
glish.
Albert Welt, Limited, VS.. Huffman ct
al, from Tucker county; affirmed.
Opinion by English.
Robinson VS.. Lafollette. from Kan
awha county; dismissed as improvid-
entially awarded. Opinion by Eng
fish.
Moore VS.. Strickling, from Tyler
county; affirmed. Opinion by Dent,
McWhorter dissented.
E. Ralston VS.. town of Weston, from
Lewis county; reversed and remanded.
Opinion by Dent.
Spencer VS.. Sandusky, from Harrison
county; reversed and. remanded. Opin-
ion by Dent.
Grobe vs. Raup, from Cabell county,
reversed and remanded Opinion by
Dent.
Craft VS.. Mann, from Greenbrier
county; dismissed as improvidentially
awarded. Opinion by Dent.
Lewis Hubbard & CO. VS.. w. HI.
Bragg, from Fayette county; writ Of
error and supersedeas allowed, bond
$500.
Lucy X. Smith VS.. Parkersburg CO.
Operative Association, from Wood
County; writ of error allowed, bond
$500.
T. w. Gaines VS.. Mary Gaines, ct al,
from Barbour county; appeal refused.
Sarah Boggess VS.. Mary R. Gabb.
from Harrison county; appeal allowed,
no bond required.
State VS.. E. w. Clark, ct al, trustees,
from Kanawha county; appeal refused.
State VS.. T. B. Swami, ct al. from
Kanawha county; petition for rehear-
ing filed.
Judson Skaggs VS.. James Warner,
from Summers county; petition for re-
hearing filed.
Cappie Blake vs. Ohio River Railroad
Company, from Cabell county; petit
ton for rehearing filed.
Clevenger VS.. Rohrbaugh, from Bar
bour county; petition for rehearing
fled.
Miller VS.. White, from Mason coun-
ty; petition for rehearing filed.
State VS.. Elias Vance, from Lincoln
county; dismissed by plaintiff in error.
Stuart VS.. Davis, from Greenbrier
county; dismissed on motion of appel
liant
Adjourned till May 3.