The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-31
SESSION BE BUSY
THOUGH NOT LONG
Decisions Expected in Many
Cases in the U. S. Circuit
Court of Appeals.

The session of the United States Cir.
cult Court of Appeals which begins next
3 Tuesday will be short but important
one. Iherc are tWeHty-three cases
awaiting decision and it is expected that
a large number Of opinions will be handed
down the opening day. Some of the
most important ones likely to be decided
are:
No. 900. Stanley County Commissioners
OF North Carolina VS.. w. n. Golfer s.
Company: and No. 319, County Commits
sioners OF Wilkes county, n. c.. against
the same These cases involve the dues-
ton of the validity of certain bonds is
sued for the purpose of aiding certain
railroads to run through the respective
counties. The counties paid the interest
on the bonds for a while, but are now
endeavorirg to repudiate the debt on the
ground that the law giving them the
authority to subscribe to the stock of
the railroad and iSSe the bonds in pay
rnent thereof was not passed in accord
ance with the Constitution of North
Carolina and the bonds are therefore in
valid. On August II, 1899 this court up
held the contention of the County Com
missioners and held that the bonds were
invalid. The cases We're, at the May
term, 1901, rearSued on a petition for 4
rehearing in view of the opinion of the
Supreme Court OF the United States in
the Wilkes county case. Most of the
bonds are now In the hands of the bank
ing firm of w. y. Coler e Company, of
New York, who are seeking the aid of
the court in having the bonds declared
legal and valid The opinion is looked
for with a great deal of interest.
No. 400. Downs VS.. United States, from
the Circuit Court of Baltimore, known
as the Russian Sugar Bounty case is
another interesting case to be decided.
The question involved is Did the Rus
az
or indirectly, any bounty or grant upon
the expectation of certain sugars I'M
ported by the appellant, Downs? The APP
pellant contends that no bounty or grant
was paid or bestowed by the Russian
Government upon the expectation of d
certain consignment of sugar within the
meaning and scope of section five of the
tariff act of July a. 1897; and, therefore,
no additional duty should have been lev
led thereon upon the Importation into
the United States.
Another case of Importance which is
awaiting a decision by the court is No
:!65-.1. n. Watkins ct ais rs. Henry c.
King. The case is from the Circuit Court
ut Harrisonburg, decided by the late
Judge Paul, the question invovie>. being
the ownership of a large tract of land
IN Buchanan county, Virginia. involv-
ing almost the entire county, and many
more thousand acres in Southwest Nir-
| Slnia, Kentucky and Tennessee.
y case of Importance which may be dc
| cided at the coming term is one from
| this city-No. Ills. the Universal Savings
& Trust Co., formerly the Mutual Guar
antee Building Il Loan Association Z
| ~. Weller ct ais VS.. j. G Stoneburnel
| and j. T Young. which is an appeal from
| Judge Waddill's order appointing a re-
| ceiver for the company. The legal uues
| tons involved are very important ones
| and the decision is looked for with much
| interest.
| OTHER CASES.
| In addition to these there are several
I! damage cases and one patent case to be
| decided.
| The opinion in the case OF the Republic
| of Colombia VS. the Cauca Company APP
! pea!ed from Judge COTS decision. sitting
| in the Circuit Court at Cldrksburg West
Virginia. The question involved is wheth-
er the Republic is bound by the decision
of commission appolued by the respect
i've parties to arbitrate the amount due
the Cauca Company by the Republic,
which was rendered after the Commits
sioner of the Republic had resigned the
commission. The Circuit Court held that
the decision of the commission. 1t is
also likely that this case will be decided.
One of the most important cases which
is to be decided is that of the Baltimore
Building (. Loan Association VS.. Charles
G.. Blake. The question involved in this
case is as to the correct distribution of
about a. million dollars to its stockholders
and creditors. There were some fourteen
briefs filed in the case and it was argued
orally by about q dozen iawyers-ths ar
gument taking UP two days.