The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-16
NEWS OF THE CITY

adversely to the clerks by decision
handed, down. yesterday by Justice
Douglas. The supreme court reyerses
the district court of Todd county and
remands the case to Judge D. B.
Searle. who decided. it. with instruc-
tions to amend his conclusions of law
and to enter judgment in accordance
with the opinion of the supreme court.
The suit was brought by H. L. Van
Dyke and j. d. Van Dyke to compel
Peter o. Scow, clerk of the courts Of
Todd county, under mandamus pro-
ceedings to make search and certify to
the existence or nOn-eXiStence of judg-
ments and satisfactions of judgments
docketed in his Office during the month,
and to compel him to make certified
transcripts of said judgments and sat
1Sfactions, whether or not they required
them for their immediate use or not,
upon tender of a fee of so cents for
each judgment found.
The clerk refused on the ground that
the relators-Van Dyke & Van Dyke
proposed to use such certificates in the
preparation of abstracts of title in their
business as abStractorS, and insisted
that he was not required by law to
make search and certify as to judg--
ments for the private information of
those engaged in the abstract business,
or to furnish Information which might
abstract business. The court holds
with the appellants, and declares that
mandamuS will lie to compel the clerk
to perform this duty.
Hands Down Fifteen Decisions
In all the supreme court handed
down fifteen decisions, all being affirm
atoms of the lower courts but three
The following are the other cases with
their dispositions:
Anna c. Melby ct al. respondents.
Judgment affirmed Douglas, j.
George HI. Emmons. as adn,;n;str.tor .,
the estate of Halyor Thompson. deceased,
respondent, VS.. the Minneapolis & ST.
h9 orde Fa afrg q Company. appellant
Nicolai .Mundel, respondent vs. the
minneapolis MINI & st. Louis Railway Com
Order reversed and tudg msfsrgs rantea.
A. B. Comstock, respondent. VS.. The
s s,9a11d Of County Commissioners of lie
Village of Elysian, appellant
Judgment affirmed. Brown, J.
miles Miles Philips, appellant. vsseeorge B.
Order affirmed. Brown T
In the matter. of the proceedings to.con-
9 Gra III cert an lands in Ramsey county.
Frank j; Obst, claimant respondent, VS..
CHARLES L. Coyell and Andrew b. John.
son appellants.
Judgment affirmed. Brown. J.
Fred Arndt, respondent vs. James
Thomas, Even Hughes, Benjamin Hughes
and Henry John Hughes. appellants.
Nefefseo. Brown, J.
Byronville Creamery Association, APP
pellants, VS.. Thomas F. Ivers, respondent.
Order affirmed. Lewis, J.
Beecher H. Ward. appellant VS. Henry
Ripe. respondent.
Order affirmed. -Tew;c
cd Isabella T; W; Robson and Sarah c.
order of Foresters, appellants. -
Judgment affirmed DOUGLAS T
In the matter of the petition of Kenneth
McRae and others for a public ditch and
laterals in the county of Freeborn state
OF minnesota, t. D. Mcmillan, ct al. APP
ps;hia;ntss VS.. The Board of County Com
dents. S''
Order reversed.
ners as Emerson & Hall, appellants. VS..
Pacific Coast & Norway Packing Com
pany, respondents.
Order affirmed. Start. G. T
Emma J. Keith. respondent. VS. Anna
Mellenthin ct al, appellants; Hannah J.
Keith, respondent. VS.. James W.SCaryer.
appellant; Emma ]. Keith, respondent.
VS.. William S. Dibble and James 3 Hi,
Kingsley, appellants
Judgement affirmed Start. G. T
=. Sadie Wadleigh, respondent, vs. Duluth
Street Railway Company and Duluth -Su-s
perlor Traction Company, appellants.
Chapter 239, Laws 1903, authorizes the
taxation by prevailing appellant of such
reasonable sum as may have been paid to
surety company for an appeal bond