The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-07

VS.. the schooner Margaret. B. Roper. ap-
pcice. appealed from the District Court
OF the United States for the district OF
South Carolina, was affirmed.
The .tFannie Brown was owned py
Captain John A. Curtis, Of this city, ane
was lost as the result of Il collision witt
the Margaret 3. Roper" on the night o.
December 26, 1899 in the Atlantic ocean.
INSURANCE CASE.
In the decision in the case OF E. Spen-
Ger Miller, executor Of Hobard Miller
deceased. plaintiff in error US. the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Company
of Milwaukee. defendant in error, the
court affirmed the District Court OF the
Western District.
In THIS decision the court held that the
company was not liable for the paymen'
of a policy, which had been applied 1oi
but not accepted by the company, though
the applicant had accompanied this appli
cation with a payment of his hrst pre-
MUM
Miliers death occurred while the policy
was thus held up in the home office OF
the comnany.
LAWS OF HOME STATE.
The decision in the case Of G. r. Nell
waine and VIM. Ashmore, receivers OF
tile Covenant Building and Loan Asso-
citation. appellant. Messrs w. w. Filing
q
pealed from the Circuit Court for the
Western District Of North Carolina. holds
that the laws of the State in which the
home office of a building and loan asso-
citation is located. are operative even IN
collecting. loans and settling business OF
the association in other States.
The Association located in Tennessee
loaned n oney OH property in North Gar
DINA, and out of the settlement Oh the
. a
which laws applied. The decree was
modified in accordance with this opinion
Of the Court OF Appeals.
OPINIONS ANNOUNCED.
Tho court announced and handed down
its noinions in the following cases:
No. :51-C. r: Mcilwainee, , ana Co W. WI VI
Ashemore. receivers OF t the, T nns1aiI
VS.. w. w Ellington and Laura lima
ton, appellees. Appeal from the Circ'.it
Court Of North Carolina, at Greensboro .,
Opinion by Judge MOTIFS ,d p ,enan5, Ia
No. S66-William w. Patton, plaintiff IN
error VS.. Southern Railway COMPANY; ny. ue.
PENDANT in error In error to the s, SirGTst
Opinion by Judge Gbff. Affirmed
No. 31s-South Penn Oil Company. PLAN.
tiff in error vs. o. p. LatshaW; detsndan n {
in error In error TO the Circuit Court Oh
West Virginia. at Parkersburg. opinion
bv Judge Golf. Reversed and re:iiaiiued
for new trial.
ais. appellants, vs.. Peoples Bank OF Bur
falo, Il. y. ct ais. appellees. Appeal IRON
the Circuit Court of North Carolina, at
Raleigh Opinion by Judge Slmonton Al
firmed and remanded for further proceed
No. 3e2-Schooner Fannie Brown" ap-
pellant, VS.. Schooner Margaret =;
Roper appellee. Appeal from the District
Court of South Carolina, at Charleston
Opinion by Judge Morris. Affirmed
No. 39s.Willian S. Dewing. ct ais,
trading as Dewing & Sons, appellants. vs..
Frank Woods. originally Fred. Hickey
Jr., appellee Appeal from the Circuit Court
of West Virginia, at Parkersburg. Opn-
ion by Judge Golf. Reversed and remand
ed with directions to dismiss the bill.
Hobart Miller deceased. plaintiff in err
;ror, VS.. the Northwestern Mutual Lie
Insurance Company. defendant in error.
peal from the Circuit Court of Virginia,
at Abingdon. Opinion by Judge Boyd.
Affirmed.
toner, VS.. Charles King & Son: ct ais.
review from the District Court of Virginia
at Lynchburg. Opinion by Judge Boyd.
No. 4o1-southern Building & Loan AS
ISOLATION. of KNOX county, Tenn. appel
liant VS.. Linda H. Johnson. appellee. APP
peal fro mthe Circuit Court of Virginia,
at Abingdon. Opinion by Judge Morris.
Affirmed.
Julian Mitchell. Jr.. of Charleston. S.
c., aud William P. De Saussure, of Rich
mond were admitted as attorneys of this
court.
Court adjourned to meet this morning
at 10 o'clock.