The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-08
SUPREME COURT.
Monthly Grist of Decisions Handed
Down,

The supreme court today. in a unani-
nous decision on the part of the three
judges, declared unconstitutional and
void, the new law creating board of
fire and police commissioners for Kan
sas City, Kansas.
This law was passed at the special
session of the legislature having been
introduced by Senator thinner who later
shot athWart the horizon of fame as a
member of the asylum locating commit
tee.
The court holds that the legislature
cannot enact such special laws and can
not confer corporate power upon cities.
The court also sustained the validity
OF the new law passed by the regular
session of the legislature creating a new
city court in Lawrence.
In the case of Foster versus the Kan
sas Salt company the court sustained
the judgment of the district court which
gave Foster heavy damages for injuries
sustained by falling into boiling salt
vat
The noted Pat O'Shea murder case
from Sedgwick county was reversed and
the case goes back for a new trial.
The court announced the following
opinions:
CHEF JUSTICE DOSTER.
The Palmer Oil & Gas Co, VS.. B1od-
gett ct al; error from Allen county, Moo
Dominion National Bank VS.. Manning
ct al; error from COwIey county; re-
Versed.
Trice VS.. Yoeman ct al; error from
court of appeals; reversed.
A. T. &. S. F. Ry. Co, vs.. Taylor;
error from Sedgwick county; reversed.
The State eX rel. VS.. H. NJ. Downs ct
al; original proceeding in quo warranto;
judgment of custer.
In Re. Ed Hendricks; original proceed
ing in habeas corpus; prisoner re-
manded.
JUSTICE JOHNSTON.
Ruth America Hart VS.. NJ. W. A;
error from Sedgwick county; affirmed.
Smith, J., not sitting.
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error from Sedgwick county; affirmed.
Smith, J., not sitting.
Kansas City, Kansas VS.. Hart ct all;
error from court of common pleas, Wy
andOtte county; reversed.
s. N. Simpson VS.. Hart ct al; error
from court of common pleas, Wyan-
dOtte county; reversed.
First National Bank of Atchison VS..
S. c. King; error from Atchison county !;
affirmed.
John r Myers VS.. A c. WheeIock;
error from Wyandotte county; reversed.
Johnston J., dissenting.
State Of Kansas VS.. Allie HOwes; ap-
peal from Kingman county; reversed.
State of Kansas VS.. Patrick O'Shea;
appeal from Sedgwick county; reversed.
JUSTICE SMITH.
Esther Osborne ct al VS.. w. E. Davies
ct al; error from Clay county; reversed.
EagOn VS.. EagOn; error from Usage
county; reversed.
Evans ct al VS.. Kahr ct al; error from
Shawnee county; affirmed.
Deming VS.. Douglass; error from
Shawnee county; reversed.
Dickson VS.. Douglass; error from
Shawnee county; reversed.
Westheimer ct al VS.. Weisman; error
from court of appeals; reversed.
John NJ. Sheaff VS. Jas. D. Hustled, err
TOR from court of appeals; reversed.
In Re Geo. A. Stewart; original pro-
| ceeding in habeas corpus; petitioner re-
manded.
PER CURTAIN.
NJ. P. Roberts, trustee, etc. VS.. Eva
/ Jordan; error from washington county
! dismissed.
Rosaline Marsant VS.. John Marsant;
! error from Clay county; affirmed.
! Foster ct al VS.. Kansas Salt Co, ct al
| error from Reno county; affirmed.
State of Kansas VS.. Geo. Tankersly;
! appeal from Sedgwick county; affirmed.
/ Edward L. Wilder VS.. c. r. Under
! wood ct al; error from Saline county
/ affirmed.