Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Paternity of Child Cannot Be Told by
Resemblance,


Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 20.-The SUI
preme court handed down eleven opin-
ions yesterday, seven in criminal and
four in civil cases. The court decided
a Polk county case in which it is held
that the father of an illegitimate child
cannot be determined merely because
it resembles him at nine months old.
This decision was rendered in the
Harvey case, Judge Holmes being re-
versed. Other opinions handed down
were:
j. M. Billiard VS.. E. G.. Billiard, Lee
district, Henry Burk, Judge; affirmed;
opinion by Granger. Action in equity
to have bill of sale, absolute on it's
face, declared to be chattel mort
gage. Motion for new trial overruled.
States vs. Archie Wood, appellant.
Harrison district, Geo. w. Wakefield,
Judge; affirmed; opinion by Laid; de-
PENDANT appeals from judgment con.
victing him of manslaughter.
Philip Lahner, appellant, VS.. In
corporated Town of Williams, Hamil-
ton district, D. R. Hindman, Judge;
affirmed; opinion by Granger. Action
for personal injury.
State VS.. Max Eysong. appellant,
Fayette district, J. E. Fellows, Judge;
reversed; opinion by Given.
State VS.. Jessie Bige, appellant
Hamilton district, j. R. Whitaker
Judge; reversed; opinion by Sherwin.
State VS.. John Penney, appellant
Emmett district, w. B. Quarton, Judge;
| affirmed; opinion by Waterman. De
| PENDANT convicted of murder in the
| first degree.
City of Ottumwa, appellant, VS.. David
| Hodge, Wapello district, Robert Sloan
Judge; affirmed; opinion by Granger.
| Des Moines, Dec. 21.-An opinion in
case of the State VS.. w. M. Bair, hand
ed down by the supreme court Wednes
day morning, holds the law requiring
itinerant physicians to secure Ii
Ecense from the state board of contro
of medical examiners to be constitu
4 tional. The Audubon district court
N. NJ. Macy. Judge, held when Bali
was indicted for practicing without {
4 license, that the provision of the code
requiring itinerant physicians to pro
cure a license is in contravention o.
the provisions of the constitution re
garding unjust discrimination. The
court holds this point not good, as the
state needs more protection agains
Iitinerant than resident physicians
IOther opinions handed down yester
day were:
/ State VS.. David R. Wright, appellant
IAppanoose district, M. A. Roberts
Judge; reversed.
/ j. w. Morrison. contestant, appel
liant, VS.. J. w. Pepperman, incumbent
Grundy district, A. S. Blair, judge; at
firmed.
4 State VS.. A. L. Wood, appellant, Mad
ison district, J. H. Apologize and Jas
ID. Gamble, judges; affirmed.
C. Fl Ainley VS.. American Mutua
Fire Insurance Co., appellant, Polk dis
trict, w. F. Conrad, judge; modifie'
and affirmed.
Jennie Brooks. appellant, VS.. Thos
Sewers, Mahaska district, John Scot
Judge; affirmed.
The Clearfield Bank VS.. Elmer Oil
and others, appellants, Taylor district
H. M. Towper, Judge; modified and al
firmed.
Charlotte H. Van Gingle, appellant
VS.. G. Van Gingle, Polk district, G. F
), Holmes, Judge; affirmed.
A. M. Byers C Co., appellant. VS.
Hickman Grain Co., Taylor district, F
M. Towner, Judge; affirmed. j,
State VS.. Orris Wolf, Leavitt VOL
; Charles Alum, appellants, Poweshie
district, A. R. Dewey, judge; reversed