The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-14
RECENT LEGAL OPINIONS.
Observation-Disclosures of Prices.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Prices
An injunction will lie to dissolve an IL
legal agreement between a plumbers as
ISOLATION and dealers and manufacturers,
whereby the latter agree not to sell to
others than members of the association
and the former 10 boycott any dealer found
selling to a nonmember, and to restrain
the enforcement of such agreement against
plumber who, by reason thereof, has been
unable to purchase supplies with which to
do his work. [56 Central Law Journal (Adis-
sourD, 251.1
-Clubs-Liability for Articles Stolen
The plaintiff. who was not a member of
the defendant club, went there upon the
invitation or member and put his coat
in the cloakroom. 1t was stolen during
his absence in another part of the club
and he sued for its value and for money
paid to detectives in attempting to recover
it. Held, that the defendants were a
keepers. keepers of boarding houses and
hotel keepers, they were not liable for the
safety of articles brought upon the
premises. [23 Canadian Law Times, 49,
-Irsurance-Death by Poisoning
Where an accident policy provides that
resulting wholly or partially from ''volun-
tary or involuntary taking Of poison, the
term Involuntary" as so used. was not
but included death from the accidental
taking of an overdose of poisonous
medicine instead of a prescription left by
a pnySlcldn IL SOUTHWESTERN rep. (IeXaS,
Judge Rainey), 62
-Slander--what Constitutes
Defendant, a miller, asked a customer
what he wanted for his wheat and on the
latters replying that he would not price
1t until he had seen plaintiff, also a miller,
to whom he had given the refusal of it.
to price it to him but once If he beats you
out of as much as he beat me out of. He
just beat me out of 81 100 in three months"
Held, that the words constituted Islander
and rlaintiff could recover damages. re
Southwestern Rep. CKentucky. Judge Hob
SOM, 1884,
judicial Notice Of Mules Treachery.-
The Western Missouri Court of Appeals
recently held in the case of Borden vs.
Falk Construction Company that a mule
is a treacherous animal and that so well
known is the fact that If a workman is
injured because Of those traits of DISPOSE
ton In the mule, the employer cannot plead
ignorance of the mules nature a de-
Tense. Borden, who, Ii appears, worked
for the company. went beneath a heavy
machine to hook chain. A span of mules
was hitched 10 the machine and while
Borden was beneath II the driver of the
mules was ordered by the superintendent
to go beneath to help Borden. Thereupon
the mules started and one Of the machine's
wheels ran over Borden's foot and crushed
it, He sued the Falk Company and OBJ
tanned a judgment that was affirmed by
the Court of Appeals. Law Notes for
APRIL
Army Oficers-Jurisdiction OF Civil
Courts
An officer Of the United States army COM
mitted forgery while at a military post
After his discharge from the army he was
tried in a civil court. Held, that the civil
court had jurisdiction. although Congress
had given jurisdiction over offenses COM
mftted by members of the army to the
military authorities. Ills Federal Rep, 500:
Neal VS.. United States.l