Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-09
y1mportant Decisions /!
ATTEMPT TO SAVE LIFE.

In Scott VS.. Mayor, si al, the court
Iof common pleas, of Baltimore, Md,
holds that person who voluntarily eX-
posses himself to danger in the attempt
TO save the life of another. who is in
peril, is not guilty of negligence, pro-
ISided he thereby takss no greater risk
than would be taken by man of ordi-
lnary prudence under like circumstances !:
land having taken no such greater risk,
| he is entitled to damages for any in
ljuries received in such attempt il the
| exposure to peril OF the one whom he
attempts to save was directly due to the
negligence of the defendant. But If
such exposure to peril was directly due
| to the contributory negligence of the
lperson whom he sough. to save, he
would not be entitled to recover. altho
| the defendant may also have been
guilty of negligence-35 Chicago Legal
News, 22e.
PROPERTY IN TRANSIT
A flock of 10000 sheep, which is be-
ing driven from Utah by direct route
across the state of Wyoming to the
Estate of Nebraska at II rate OF about
Inine miles per day is the subject of in
|terstate commerce, and is therefore ex-
y
laws. authorizing the taxation of live
stock brought into the state for grazing
purposes. altho the sheep may while
actually in transit have been permitted
incidentally to support themselves by
grazing over land one-qunrter of u mil,s
in width. and might have been trans
ported by rail.-23 Supreme Court
Rep (Justice Brown, $50.
INSURANCE--EXE
The United States supreme court
holds that a policy OF life insurance
does not insure against the legal exc
cution of the insured Cor crime. even
tho lla may in fact have been innocent
and therefore unjustly convicted and
executed. In the opinion the court
suggests this question:: Suppose bene-
liciaries at the time of this trial of an
insured for murder We're possessors, and
the sole possessors, Of a knowledge of
facts that would establish his inno-
cence? AS good citizens it would be
their duty to furnish that evidence and
thus prevent a miscarriage of justice.
AS benefciaries 1T would be to their
interest to withhold their evidence and
thus let an innocent man be punished.
-23 Supreme court Rep. (Justice
Brewery, 139.
TRADE MARKs-DECEPTI USE.
The use of the term Syrup of Figs"
to designate laxativs medicinal prep
aration, together with printed state
ments and designs upon the bottles
the compound and on the
cartoons and wrappers calculated to
induce the public to falsely believe that
fig juice is an important element in the
composition of such preparation, whose
operative laxative element is SIENNA, in
wolves such deceit and :nisrepresenta-
ton as will deprive the manufacturer
Of equitable relief against the sale by
another OF medicinal preparation
named, marked and packed in imitation
of the older medicine, for the purpose,
and with the purpose and design, of
deceiving purchasers and inducing
them to buy the new preparation in
stead of th4 old one.-23 Supreme Court
Rep (Justice Shiras), 1911
THEFT FROM SON-EVIDENCE,
Merely inserting the hand into the
pocket of another far enough to touch
money contained therein, but not Sc
curing it, will not constitute a theft
from the person.-71 Southwestern Rem.
(Texas, Judge Brooks), s97.