The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-03-03

yard piles lumber there IN an uRsta-
bic manner is held, in Busse VS.. RoS-
ers CWis.), ca / R A. 1s3, to be liable
for injuries caused by its fan upon a
child who. while travelling along the
street, follows its inclination to play
and attempts to climb upon the pile,
and thereby causes the lumber to fall
Land dedicated as a public highway
is held, in McAlpine VS.. Chicago Great
Western Railroad company (Kas-), Ga
L. r a IS, not to revert to the dedi-
Gators because of misuse or nOnuse,
unless its use for the dedicated puT-
pose has become impossible or 50
highly improbable as TO be practically
impossible.
The driver CT 4 milk wagon, who,
knowing the existence of a manhole
to a sewer which projects above the
surface Of the street, attempts to turn
his horse and wagon around in its
vicinity without paying any attention
10 his course, is held, in Wheat vs..
St. Louis (MO), 81 l. R A. 292, TO be
guilty of cOntributOry negligence, so
that, in case the wagon strikes the
obstruction and is overturned TO his
injury, he cannot hold the city liable
therefor.
The implied powers which a cCrpo-
ration has in order to carry into effect
those expressly granted and TO accom-
plish the purposes OF its creation, are
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pany VS.. Capital City Dairy company
tOhiO), Ga L. r. A. S95, not to be lin
tied 10 such as are indispensable for
these purposes, but 10 comprise al
that are necessary in the sense OF sp-
prOpriate, convenient and suitable, in
Guiding the reasonable choice Of means
TO be employed.
An indorsee Of a negotiable note
taken as collateral security for a pre-
existing debt, there being no extension
OF time Of payment or other new con-
sideratiOn, IS held, IN BiTket VS.. Ed
ward CKas-), "a L R A. $50, 10 be a
holder fer value and in due course Of
business; and, in the absence Of any
circumstances charging him with no
tice, 20 be protected against a claim OF
payment made to the original payee-
A chattel mortgage duly recorded in
one state is held, in Snider rs. Yates
TENN, 81 L r. A. S53, not 20 be en-
titled. under the doctrine Of comfy, to
be given priority by courts OF another
state, TO which the chattels are re-
moved. over local attaching creditors
who had no actual notice of IT. The
other authority on conflict Of laws as
TO chattel mortgages are reviewed in
a note to this case.
An act providing an eight-hour day
for al wOrkingmen in mines, smelters
and mills for the reduction Of ores is
sustained in re Boycs (Nev.), So l. r.
A. A. All the other authorities on lin
itatiOn Of hours Of labor by statute or
ordinance are considered in a note to
these cases
The right CT the legislature to pro-
vide for the destruction Of intOxi-
eating liquors kept for illegal sale,
without granting their owner a jury
trial. is sustained in Kirkland vs. state
(Ark) 60 L. r. a. IS.
A statute prohibiting solvent mer-
chants, under penalty, from dispOsing
of their stocks in bulk without giving
notice to their creditors is held, in
Block vs. Schwartz (Utah) 90 L. A. R
30S, to be an unconstitutional depriva-
ton of liberty and property.
The increase of stock is held, in
Cooke VS.. Marshall (Pa.) Ga L. r. A.
413, not to be within the implied pow
ers Of corporation.