The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-04
LATE LEGAL DECISIONS.

by a co-ra.nond..,,. , .'i'''aaiiieu
| ceeoing for susga. ,,h.,a, pro-
in bill for divorce, T.his o.a..,s.. ,.s
, | recently decided bv the s,,nrar,,a 80, 49,
% Missouri. in the case =, Io,.s -.
Brownlee (si s. w. Rem. 7so ana - 40.
! | held that such an action ala no, IT. ~
cause allegations made in the due co,,rs.
of legal proceedings in a court of com.
r petent jurisdiction are absolutely privi-
! legged. The court said that the evida,a.
| In this r,,a ,a.sss -. -
tho oI,ae.,,,o,.s, .s'D"es " snow that
! '"e aiiesatiohs were raise and that the CO.
| respondent In question was innocent but
| that, however grfevous IL may amman n,
her sssba h,. ~ -, - - "
'''A last upon ner according 10 the law.
At conmop tsvr co,-~,.. ,,.,,..,
its face an,ears "a 10 ,a,,t,,.,,a,s . 49,
be declared void as ,,asa.,,.ar o sa'.no.
upon proof that ono ~ the -, 49,.
knew and meant n 10 he such hota- 49,.
Supreme Court of Missouri, a, ~. 80. -
A. c. Edwards Rroxeraga C,,nna,,- 80.
| Stevenson (sl & w Ren SIN. ard 4,
/ contract for the purchase az s,ocLs T.,
order that ii shall become void AZ a
gambling contract. 1t is necessary that
Doth parties knew and understood that
they were purchased upon margins. or
upon the rise and fall Of the stocks in
the market
The ordinance of the city of New Or
leans in prohibiting private markets. with
III ''S" Ieet Oh the puohc markets violates
eral Constitution, holds the Supreme Court
Of Louisiana, In the case OF City of New
Orleans VS.. Vidalat go So. Rep. 533;
and the court further held that 1t is with
in the police power and legislative discre-
ton of the city to require certain food
| eonnodities to be sold only in the public
II, n1'astio ri'u ene ldet .hdt tne ordinance
| peIIing dealers in sItcb commod,ties 70 %
| into the public markets. or else 10 go OUT
OF business. does not affect the validity Of
the ordnance
/ On the anneai fror, a cor,,ic,io,, =, ,,,,---
| der in AIississinn, In tho cosa % Old,
vs. state 100 So Pen 5s5n !, 80 ,o,,,a,,5
| ed by the defendant tbst the trial court
Io4 r. .-., - , "a
iost the control or the case by suspend
ing the trial for thirty minutes while it
considered another matter. But the Su-
prer,,a e,o,,rt bal5 tha. mi, -. - -,
- ~, He'' mat .,iis ne" anu Uecn-
hiedi ouJeeuoh was without merit, as II
was not shown that the defendant was in
any way prefudiced by the action Of the
cory, T-ha court Ia 49, - - -,
a go -, $500 ~ N IL. n tile uleti "
nv ibe ;ntarventior ns n,h De sespenoe ~
siIch az eytenf as 10 ia.so,, d. ie. "
a. ~ an :, - " ieSsen IT'S Importance
Grafton of IL bv them 81 as Thereby IN
work an Injustice to the accused 3hen
such action would call for appropriate re-
iei-
Under the ..--,f EIor;5, ,e,,o.
cannot lawfully arrest a oerso,, u,i,bo,,t
a warrant for the haro cr,,,. -, o,,-,.;s,r
concealed weapons wbattia- ba L,o,-s ~
of his own ISnovIades or =. ir,nr,,oa -,
~ - -. VI 20 iiii"i iiieu VI
~ O'neiS' anu whether IL occurs IN or
presence. holds Stlnrafr1fz
Court of that State, in the case OF Rob
ertson VS. State 100 So Rem ~, ,,nIa
the CARRYING of the u,aanar = 4, - =,
s,,,.,, ,s,..S..-= - 80 "e"p0i 10 uohe III
Oi Ha'iiiei Vi uiuef such circumstances
as, in the presence of the officer. to Gre
the peacc. and go, g., -. en VI
the arrest would he autborizo,i -. -
the bare fact of carrying corca,,ad I'm
ons. but because of the Threatened ~
actual breach of the peace accompanying
rI,;rlr ne eouIt TURNER held that the car
ordinary rnanner M cera peaSeipie, ana
ahe:::tt the person is not either a breach
of the peace or nahum in se Nsitbar
does it of itself tend to a breacI, ~ tha
peace, but it becomes a nisdemeanor onI,s
because it is prohibited by sfatIite Ths
statute does not declare IL To he . breach
of the peace nor does the statute an
thorize an arrest without warrsnt for t.,
oHuSi titt DrONlslOnS or the bankruDtcy
act that the claims of creditors who
have received preferences shall not be al
lowed unless such creditors shall surren
der their preferences Judge Hook. of the
United States District Court of Kansas.
In re Seeker QO6 Fed Rep. 4sD. holds
that creditor who has received a martial
payment while the debtor was insolvent
ana within four months before the latter
nc an, must surrender such
prove the balance of his cisiro rnt ne "a"
standing the fact that he received r. in
the ordinary course of business and with
out knowledge or reasonable cause to be-
leye the debtor was iusolvent or a pref
erence intended.
Where person deposits money with a
broker to cover margins on the nt,rcbasa
Of yro;,, ~, ,,,4;e,,e -, ~. Co., -,
> % oPt.'i'9 ''' TIC OHlcdso bodru
OF lrade, ana the transactions are in fact
fictitious, the broker having no connec-
ton with the Board of Trade. the Sill
nra,,a C,o,,r, 80 Orac,o, a., ~,
49,. u Usso ~, III 'hn ease 90 Oh
holds that the broker has no lien upon
y, M, WIN MN 10 cover
bilities incurred on account of sucb fic
titious transactions. and the party is en-
Titled 70 recover 1t as for money had and
ieceiNeu'
A newsdealer in New York brought sniff
against the American News Companv and
others on the ground that thew had "con-
,J;soor+;,,,, h;.