The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-24
SUPREME COURT.
Auditor Sustained in Cutting Down n
Stcnosraphcr's BIZ : Other Opin.
ions HnnLcl Down

|
ions Handed Down.
Special Dispatch to the In,eliGenccr.
CHARLESTON, W. Va. April %
Prudence G. Robinson presented to
State Auditor L. u La Toilette claim
for $S25. assigned to her by W. II. Pill
son. to whom 1t had been allowed for
his services as stenoGrapher in the cele-
bratcd Eastman murder trlal. The au-
ditor held that the amount asked was
eZorbitant and refused 10 pay any more
than $3.50. Suit was brought against
him for the remainder and the matter
finally reached the supreme court,whica
yesterday sustained the auditor in his
refusal to pay any more on the claim.
Opinions were handed down in the
following cases:
Taylor VS.. Manor. from Fayette coun-
ty; writ of error dismissed; opinion b..
McWhorter.
Pirate VS.. Easlow. from Cabcll coun-
ty; decree amended and affirmed; op!n-
ion by McWhortcr.
Landers VS.. .,Ohio River Railroad.
from Mason county: affirmed bv divided
court; McWhorter and Dent for affirm
alive and English and Brannon for re-
versal.
Sheppard VS.. SnodSrass, 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 remanded:
opinion by Brannon.
Moore vs.. Strckllng, from Tyler
county; affirmed; opinion by Dent; Nc
Whorter dissented.
L. Ralston VS.. Town of Weston. from
Lewis county: reversed and remanded;
opinion by Dent.
Spencer VS.. Sandusky. from Harrison
county; reversed and remanded; opinion
| By Dent.
Grobe VS.. Raup. from Cabell county;
reversed and renandcd; opinion by
| Dent
Craft VS.. Mann. from Greenbrier
county; dismissed as improvidcntially
! awarded: opinion by Dent
The following motions were acted on:
Lewis, Hubbard & Co, VS.. W. II.
Bragg. from Fayette county: writ of
error and supersedeas allowed; bond,
500.
| Lucy X. Smith VS.. ParkersburS CO.
operative Association. from Wood coun-
~. writ of error allowed; bond. $500.
F. W. Gamer VS.. Mary J. Gamer, ct
| al, from Barbour county; appeal re-
| fused.
Sarah Borgess. VS.. Mary r. Golf. from
| Harrison county; appeal allowed; no
bond required.
State VS.. L. W. Clark, CT al trustees,
| from Kanawha county, appeal refused
The State VS.. r. B. Swami. ct al, from
Kanawha county: petition for re-hcar-
ing filed.
Scldunr!dge vs.. Chesapeake & Ohio
Railroad Company, from Summers
county: reversed and Judgment for de-
PENDANT: opinion BY Brannon.
Price vs.. Chesapeake 6 Ohio Railroad
Company, from Fayette county; rcvers-
ed and new trlal awarded; opinion by
| Brannon.
Rave1swood. Spencer & Chenille
Railroad Company VS.. woodward, from
Roane county: reversed and rcmanded;
| opinion by Brannon.
Smith VS.. Mcmillan, from Doddridse
county; reversed and remandcd; opln-
ion by Brnnnon.
McEougal vs.. Mussravc. from Richie
county: affirmed; opinion by English.
Judson SkagGs VS.. James Mann, from
Summers county; petition for re-hcar-
| ing filed.
Cappie Blake VS. Ohio River Railroad
Company. from Cabcll county: petition
for hearing filed.
CleavenGcr VS.. Rhorbaugh, from Bar
hour county; petition for re-hcarlng
| filed
Miller VS.. White, from Mason coun.v:
petition for re-hearng filed.
| State VS.. Elias Vance. from Lincoln
county: dismissed by plaintiff in error
Stuart VS.. Davis. from Greenbricr
county; dismissed on motion Of appel
! liant.
Adjourned until May 8.