The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-09
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
Auditor Cole Sustained - Other Cases
Decided.

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Decided.
The supreme court today sustained
State Auditor Cole in the contention
that counties are liable to the state for
unsolicited state taxes levied upon
lands which, in default of payment, are
sold a t tax sale and bid in by the
county.
Harper county declined to pay it's
proportion Of state taxes because some
of it had not been paid owing to the
sale which followed the default OF pay
ment on the part Of numerous persons.
The county refused to abide by the
provisions Of the state law requiring
the extension Of a special levy to pay
this delinquency to the state, and there
fore demanded that the auditor give
the county credit because the money
duo the state was unsolicited"
This the auditor declined to do, and
the county brought mandamus proceed
ings in the supreme court to compel the
auditor to act.
William Dangerfield of Scranton, sued
the Santa Fe for $4,000 damages for
being put off train at Kansas City,
the conductor declining to accept q
ticket for transportation to Chicago.
The ticket was the return portion CT
ticket to the national creamerymen' s
convention two years ago in Topeka.
The Rock Island agent at Chicago sold
the ticket to Topeka via the Rock
Island, the return portion reading via
the Santa F'c
The ticket was purchased from a To-
peka broker by a steamship agent at
Scranton, for Dangerfield, who was go
ing to Ireland to visit his old home. He
came to Topeka and the conductor from
here 20 Kansas City did not detect the
defects in the ticket which had been
signed by Dangerfield's name by the
broker. Dangerneld told the conductor
ne was not the original purchaser of
the ticket and was put off the train
He did not make the visit to Ireland
and sued for 10000 The suit was won
by the railroad company in both the
district and supreme courts.
drug clerk at Parsons sued the
Knights and Ladies of Security for the
full amount of his insurance certificate.
alleging total disability by reason OF an
accidental shot which necessitated the
amputation of his arm. The court to-
CAV held that this is not a total dis
ability and declined to order the or
ganizati to pay the amount Tor Wmcn
suit was brought
CHIEF JUSTICE DOSTER.
J. B. Watkins, L. NJ Co. VS.. NJ. A.
Mullen; error from CT. App; reversed
State bank OF Chatham, N. Y, vs.
w. f. Hutchinson. ct al; error from
Reno county; affirmed.
Mutual Reserve Fund Life assOcia-
ton VS.. II. f.. Boyer; error from Wyan-
dotte county; reversed.
c. r.. ]. & p. Railway Co VS.. Scheln-
loenig; error from Clay county; af-
frmed.
Geo. A Case VS.. the Cherokee-Lanyor
Spelter Co, ct al; error from Crawford
county; affirmed.
state of Kansas VS. Thos F. Golf
appeal from court of appeals; reversed
State of Kansas VS.. Al. Start; appea
from Hodgeman county; reversed
The board of county commissioners OF
Harper county VS.. Geo. E. Cole, audi
tor ct al; original proceeding in man
damus; peremptory writ denied.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE Johnston
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administrix, etc; error from Wyan
dotte common pleas; affirmed
Irwin Smith VS.. the Supreme Lodge o
Order OF Select Friends: error from
Labette county; affirmed.
Thos Dangerield VS.. the A. T. & s
r. Railway Co; error from Usage coun
~: affirmed.
w. O. Applegate VS. r. NJ. Young
error from court of appeals; reversed
Geo. H DObbs and Emelia New VS.
the state; error from court of appeals
reversed.
Board of county commissioners o
Cloud county VS.. E. J.Vickers; eIro
from Cloud county; affirmed
Frank Roberts ct al. VS.. Marsellu
Yaw ct all; error from court of appeals
stacy Adams & Cows. Geo. w. Cook
error from Reno county; reversed.
c. J. Baker VS. the Agricultural Ian
Co ct al. error from Lyon county; al
St J.. & S F. Railroad company vs.
@. r. Burrows: error from Cherokee
county; reversed.
PER CURTAIN.
Joel Winans VS.. William Manning E
al. error from Neosho county; affirmed
o. =. Dickinson VS.. JOS. 5. Bales {
al; error from Greenwood county; al
flrmed.
Geo A. Case VS.. the Cherokee-Lan
yon Spelter Co; error from Crawfor
county; affirmed
Sarah q Meader, administrix, VI
the Missouri Pacific Railway Co; errc
from Leavenworth county; reversed.
Emil Werner VS.. Rosa Werner ct al
error from Sedgwick county; affirmed
John c. Douglass VS.. Lena Dewitt
Muse, widow, etc, ct al; error frol
WyandOtte county; reversed.
j. ID. Delaplaine VS.. Thos. Marsha
ct al; error from Lyon county; al
frmed.
G. W. Smith VS.. Grace Fluker ct al
error from Franklin county; affirmed.
Peter A. Hansen ct al. VS.. Albert
Durham; error from Johnson county
affirmed.