The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-26
LATE LEGAL DECISIONS.

| t'' "f"A "iNl
there are few decisions In this country
hr;,,s ,na ,.-,. .-.,- -,
=, - ,.'- :.
=! '"uso o"y"o' vi 'ne supreme Sou'. u
New fork-kings County-in the case oil
! Sickles VS.. King (e1 A. L. j.. 2O. The
| plain,ifY in mi. o,so s,od tho da,.rdor,
a Iawyor o. ,,.., 49,. -, ~, ~
had mad s.a,a,e ou 'he ne 49,. T., 'na. ~, ne
| in which ,ba nIa,r,Ja 80 ;r,a-o..aS &c
| sec.inn ~ p % ""o I"'e. $3.50,
~, ~ ou neI character. Inc desenes was
| -. ny ieinai As were MOI noeious ana tnds
Tho, ..,e plivi,eseu- 1uage uayhor heia
The o,sa . .s keep WITHIN tne iac,s OIL
ego - az es are projected Dy tne pr,vn-
saw NJ hn. oeeas 1 no matter VIVA. 'ney
| auctions. suggestions, surrnises. criticisms,
a. al REPRESENTATIONS from he facts may be.
nr;ri ..as counsel roses the protection OF MS
| the csss .U O'y so,ns actuaiiy outside
| bv mn arsnn,an. ,.a'eeu.s which can
| Counsel Co... ~ .e'enee oe pes.inent.
| Judge DIN 49, ,, saiu mo
| to choose Their 800 nauee u 'neir uu,y.
cannot bear more than ona no, s.a. aneS
| To put them under such COMMENCEMENT
| would cnr:a;, that freedom of sneacb ,vbich
Is necessary to the administration Of in,-
| tice.'' And 1t was held In this ease tha,
the defendant had not violated his nriviI-
eye and was not guilty.
IL seems to be the natural impulse Of
court to Indulge In some facetious remark
whenever dog case comes before 1t. and
t Iue recent case OF Van Bergen vs. Eulberg
Co. W, 1901 aHorded the supreme
ohser,a,;.n az Npol .uni.y iof witty
In th;n 80. Va lesai rights OF oos-
,or da-,o@o. o. saeu .ne o"ner Oh Jog
-s,a;,.a-, s. On aesoune Oh injuries sne mad
fenca mo-, ~. ~ W 'ne aos. Inc de-
was bi,ter sha had ,h. uom.ns oe,ore sne
stones at the dog The conrt said ,h.. .h,a
don % 20. ~ a. Su ~. .ne owner OF tne
ire ,vro,as US US .a1 ~ IGN 70 1looa over
NNI AZ 'NA''0e
The provisions of will which directs
that upon the decease of the wife Of the
testator the entire property is ..to he in
vested In a fund provided for the nurnosa
of the sunnort and maintenanco ~ tbo
superannuated nre,cbere ~ the Cbrrch 10
nominated the United Brethren In Christ"
was held by the supreme Court NJ yyiscou-
shc, o. y, ,us =.
rro,,sio. 70. VI. as .oA.en.eu .uas lne
=. r,ad - -. n'.s -. ~ u useee "as
indefinite and nncar,air ~ 1913 .Se ~
to ASCERTAIN wbo arc ,ha hanasn;..,as d.
the maioritv ~ .ba co,,r, dartaS ha.h 49,
ho,d,n ~. 49,. -. 80
ora.;n. .I.er ne e souio
~ osas,.s. "no eouiu ssie1. lhe
.Isn cnn.onaas ...s ,i naueu ~ was
former casa constr,,;n ,s III, neas,,. ~
20, ird,c.,, -. sha-
nr,,a.o., sae e oo sa.u ..a' .ue
,orata HI. ~, - eaenss ~e ho' eos
p,,aa , 10Y AM. anu nence ho. capable OF oelns
.uoie .ney are necessarily changing, anu
yen s,o some OF me then members OF tne
las. oPoea'ea anu ue'enueo, tne result
naniiestiy couid not oind the others.
.,,n..A,, s Wy ~. ..eo court Vi si''oo ZOE
..,.s iees anu SOW per month 20 tne
nc % .einpoiaiy ainiohy' was heio oy
ne Supl court Oh inlnols, III cooper W..
,ooper TOO ~ Z. rep, iVo9)' not 10 De an
louse OF discretion by the court; and 1t
vas Iurtner neid tnat IN an application for
temporary ahmony ana SUIT money, the
ael tnat 'ne wire misconduct mas con-
iipu'eo 70 the separation cannot De con-
ioered.
~ an ae.ion VI q me insurance po,icy'
ne ground tnat ne mad not correctly an
wered questions In MS application as 10
'hether he had certain diseases. and the
sstimony OF several physicians who had
-eated the assured for specific malady
men the otner physicians dfd not discover,
lie united states circuit Court OF APP
calls. in the case OF Hubbard vs. Mutual
eserve Fund Life Association (l0O Fed.
tied to go to the jury on the issue that
,ch physician was mistaken, and that no
alady existed.
In the case Of Smith vs.. st. Paul City
ailway Company (S2 N. W. Rep, SD
lie Supreme Court of Minnesota held that
ogs are personal property in that State,
nd that the owner of dog having sub
tantial money value is entitled to recover
ne value OF the dog from street car
ompany which ran over and killed the
og. The court said that they did not
old that street car company must stop
s cars, when running at a legal or rea-
onablel rate OF speed, to avoid collision
18th dogs, as dogs are ordinarily pre-
umed to take care OF themselves, but
hat II the car Is running at an improper
ate OF speed when the injury occurs the
treet car company is guilty OF neglf-
ence.
-
BY statute In mississippi contract
iade on sunday is VOID ana cannot sup
DIT an action rounded upon II; and under
as statue the supreme Court Oh that
tate, IN Strouse vs. Lancet ga &c. KEEP.
'6). held that contract for the sale or
lerchandise made by travelling sales
ian on that day was void and could not
3 enforced
inc Initials ": n nave received Ju-
cial Interpretation by the Appellate
ourt Of Illinois in the case of Davis