The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-22
APPLICATION OF THE LAW
CULIED FROM DECISIONS

junction is concerned, the rights of
the public are paramount to the
rights of individuals who claim 10
stand in the position OF contractors,
and municipalities will not, except
under very extraordinary cifcum-
stances. be re strained by the courts.
Riber vs.. Circuit Judge. llDLN 52S
| (Mich.l
Garnshment-Person Earnings
Defendant had recently been dis
charged by the garnishee defendant
in this case. and had requested plain
| tins. 10 whom he was indebted 20 sue
him and garnishee his former en-
ployer which plaintiffs did On the
hearing defendant moved for release
of the money attached by garnlsh.
ment on the ground that ne was a
married man and that the sum which
was garnisheed was due him as per
sonal earnings and therefore exempt
under he provisions of the Code of
Iowa Held, defendant was not en-,
titled 20 have same released, ne hay.
ing by his conduct in effect directed
plaintiffs to sue for his benefit.
Bowling Us. Wood. 101 ~ W. ll3
dowa.l
Fire nsurance-change of Occupancy
Plaintiffs application for insurance
warranted he building was occupied
as a private dwelling, and stated that
he was the occupant Subsequently
ii was occupied by tenant until the
loss. save that he was temporarily
absent for about a week Immediately
preceding the fire. during which time
a neighbor had the key, and entered
the house almost daily 10 water
plants. Held, that ii there was
charge IN occupancy. the jury were
justified In finding that il did nor in
crease the hazard and plaintin was
entitled TO recover, Nicholas VS.. IN
surance Co. l0l N w. ZIG Mimi
Parent and chile--Parent Liability
Plaintiff claimed tisay defepdant's
son came 10 plaintiffs boarding house
and requested board. and said that his
father would pay for it as he was
learning the drug business and did
not earn much money Plaintiff rely
ing upon these representations board
ed defendants son ana al one time
when he was sick, took care of him
and nursed him about TWO weeks
Plaintiff further claimed that defend
ant afterwards came TO her place and
admitted thai he had told his son &c
come to her city and select boarding
place and that he would pay his board
until he was q years old Defendant
denied that he ever agreed to pay his
sons board. and thar he authorized
him 20 procure board from plaintiff
Held that a father is nor ordinarily
liable for board furnished to minor
son unless he agrees to pay the same
McCrady vs.. II DIN. 529 (MlchJ
DiVorce-Desertion
Plaintiff sued defendant for a di.
yorce, alleging desertion. II appeared
that after defendant lef. plaintiff, al.
though she, defendant, continued to
live in the same neighborh0od with a
son of their marriage. he not only
studiously refrained from any sincere
attempt a. reconciliation, but met her
approaches with rebuff. Held. that
a divorce would not be decreed; hat
a husband cannot accept the depart
IRE OF his wife from the homo as de-
sertion, and demand a divorce when
he refuses 10 inylce her TO return
makes no effort to induce her to re-
sumo her place in mis- household, and |
rejects her oyertmes for reconcile |
alton, even though she be originally I
in fault in leaving him. McElhaney |
VS.. McElhaney, 10l n. w. "a GowaD 7,