The San Francisco call., 1899-10-03
JUDGE McKENNA
PRES|DES OVER
CIRCUIT COURT
Judges Morrow, Ross
and HaWley Assist.
MANY LAWYERS GREET HIM
JUSTICE IN THE PINK
AND GLOW OF HEALTH.
Modestly Receives the Congratula-
tions of His Professional
Friends of the San
Francisco Bar.
MANY LAWYERS GREET HIM
SUPREME JUSTICE IN THE PINK
AND GLOW OF HEALTH.

United States Supreme Judge McKenna
presided over the opening session of the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
yesterday. Judges Morrow and Ross sat
on each side of Justice McKenna, the
three being attired in the black robes of
the office prescribed since a time whereof
the memory of the American citizen run
meth not to the contrary.
There was a large assemblage of law
yers in the room to greet the Justice of
the Supreme Court who is wearing the
judicial mantle of the late Stephen ]. Field.
Justice McKenna acknowledged the silent
greetings of his friends of the San Fran
cisco bar with nod and a smile for each.
The Judge seemed to be in the very pink
of health, his step being light and his eyes
as clear and bright as those of young
gladiator.
Among the prominent people present
We're: Thomas 1; Bergin, John CARRIER,
Judge Slack, Robert Y Hayne, H. 7.
James G. Mcguire, John H. Miller, United
States Attorney Frank L.. Coombs, As
sistant United States Attorney Marshall
Attorney e. ]. Banning; John H. Shine,
United States Marshall A. l. Farish,
chief clerk to the United States Marshal,
There was no formality attending the
opening of the session beyond the GUS
tomary mark of respect, which consists
IN lIle spectators anu COuIl O4IlcldlS IlSlIS
to their feet when the Judges entered and
remaining standing until the Judges were
seated.
Judge Morrow read the titles of the
opinions, which he handed to the clerk
and retired, his seat being at once taken
by Judge Hawley. Each of the Judges
announced the opinions handed down by
them and the presiding Judge. Justice
McKenna, listened to several motions for
continuances,- etc. Before passing upon
these motions Justice McKenna consulted
with Judges Hawley and Ross and OBJ
tanned their acquiescence in the rulings
he was about to make
The session did not occupy more than
ten minutes, at the end of which time
Justice McKenna announced that an ad-
journment would be taken until this
morning at II o'clock.
The presiding Justice was visited in his
chambers by members of the San Fran
cisco bar, who congratulated him upon
his good health and bade him welcome to
his home State
Opinions were handed down yesterday
as follows by the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals
Several cases in which the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York was the
appellant and Bessie F. Sears, Walter D.
Allen, Pine Cohen and George E. Hill and
others were the appellees. They repre-
sented the estates of dead men who had
taken out policies of life insurance in the
company ranging from $1,000 UP to $40 600
in each case. The insured paid one or two
premiums and then refused to pay any
more and their policies were by the COM
pany declared void and Cancelled The
company for the full amount of the policy
All the facts were admitted and the lower
courts gave judgments against the com
pany, the total aggregating about $39 900