The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-01
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
JUDGMENT REVERSED IN DE soTO
HOTEL CASE.

Market Value of Property Lost 10 he
Determined by Jury and JudE-
ment Entered AccOrdingly-JudG-
inert in DR.. Hers Insurance Note
Case Also Reversed-A street Rail-
way Conductor a LabOrer, in the
sense of the Code, and His Wages
Not Subject to Garnfshment-Cse of
Opintes Not "a Ground for Divorce
Atlanta. Feb. 2S.-The Superior Court
to-day handed down "a number OF I'M
portant decisl ons and most of the cases
on the October term docket from the
Eastern circuit were decided.
The following decisions were rendered
in cases from Chatham county; English
American Loan and Trust Company VS. J..
i. HERS. City Court OF Savannah, tudg-
ment reversed. Savannah. Florida and
Western Railway Company VS.. Postal
Telegraph Company, Superior Court
Chatham county, judgment affirmed. This
sustains Judge Falligant in the refusal
10 enjoin the telegraph company from es-
tablishing its wires along certain portions
of the Savannah, Florida and Western
right of way.
j. NJ. Knight, VS.. G. r. Bond, & Bro,
City Court of Savannah. affirmed.
John R. Dillon, receiver, VS.. L. S. Nc
Laws, Chatham Superior Court, affirmed.
Ocean steamship Company, vs.. J. Ran
dolph Anderson, executor, City Court OF
Savannah Judgment reversed with di-
rections. Held the court erred in striking
the defendants answer.
Watson a. Powers, VS.. Mary Z. Lough-
ran, City Court of Savannah; judgment
reversed with directions. The supreme
Court In this case directs the judge 10
instruct the jury that the plaintiff in error
is liable for damages, and the only ques-
ton is the market value OF the property
lost When this is determined by the
jury, the Supreme Court directs that judg-
ment be entered thereon in favor of the
plaintiff, Mary l.. Loughran.
Nora Roberts VS.. Hester Haines Chat
ham Superior Court, judgment affirmed.
Florida Central and Peninsular Rail-
road VS.. j NJ. Pitts, Efdngham Superior
Court, judgment reversed.
Darien Bank VS.. j. K. Clarke Lumber
Company, Mcintosh Superior Court, re-
versed with directions.
j. *. Clarke Lumber Company VS.. Da-
flen BANK Mcintosh superior NOuIt, us
missed.
w. T. Green VS.. Southbound Railroad
Company, bingham Superior Court, af-
tirmed.
II. s. White vs.. ScreVen county, Screw
Ell Superior Court, affirmed White sued
for salary as clerk to the County Com
missioners. 1t wes decided that the COM
missioners had no legal right to elect
clerk and therefore ne could not claim
salary.
In the case of ]. II. Stuart vs.. G. Z.
Poole, from Richmond Superior Court, it
was decided that a street car conductor
is a laborer in the sense OF the word used
in the code. and that his wages are, there
fore, NOT subject to garnishment.
In the case Of Floyd County against the
state, involving a bond issue, IL was de-
cided that to carry the issue there must
be a two-thirds vote in its favor, as shown
by the registration lists. In other words,
two-thirds of ali the registered voters
must vote for the bonds before they can
be carried. Floyd county failed to oarry
her bond issue, and the Supreme Court
10 decided
In the case of Mamie 5. Ring, VS.. Geo.
W Ring. appealed from Bib Superior
Court. the Supreme Court decided that
the incorporate use of morphine or other
opiates Is not ground for divorce, under
the section of the code which prescribes
as one of the grounds, habitual intoxica-
ton. 1t was decided that this meant only
alcoholic intoxication.