The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-01
TRUSTEES WIN SUIT
or.D TNsURANCE COMPANY MATTER
 IN SUPREME COURT.
Decision Denies Relief to Pelham J. An- derson of MopfgOsnery--Justice
 Decide Other
 Cases.

peIbam T. Anderson and others, ap- healing to the Supreme Court against a decision rendered by the Montgomery City Court in a case against c. W. Buck lev and others. regarding the manage ment of the Commercial Fire Insurance relief from the higher tribunal yester- dav. when Justice Haralson handed down ar opinion affirming the previous decision.
 The case in the lower court had been made out agains. c. ". Buckley. as chairman of the Board of Trustees, charged with the control of the funds Of the defunct fire insurance company. This company, formed in 1878, was linn fled to run for twenty years. and at the expiratton of that time ceased to exist In the original trial the plaintiff charged that the company. at the time of its dissolution, had assets to the amount of S90.000. with liabilities in the neighborhood of s40,000. Among it's assets, 1t was charged. were several promissory notes. which were never col lected Another charge was that the trustees had sold out the interests or the stockholders without proper legal authority.
 The court held with the board, and the case was appealed. Yesterday the Suprerne Court upheld the decision of the lower tribunal
 Another opinion Of general interest is that of Justice Dowdell, handed down yesterday In the appeal of the Univer- salist Convention of Alabama against Willie May. brought from the Houston Chancery Court. The suit had been brought in the lower court to recover s750 paid for property belonging to the local Universalist organization. by the State body of that sect. no local church being organized in Dothan. where the property was sold. In charge of the money at the time of the transaction were Everett Green and J. F.. Green, both of whom died later. without sue cessors being appointed to their posi- tions Mrs. Willie May was appointed by the Register of the Dothan City Court to take charge of the funds, which are now in the custody of the City Clerk at that place.
 The State body sought to have the funds turned over to 1t, but the lower court denied their right. The opinion yesterday affirmed the decision of the lower court.
 Opinions in the following cases were handed down by the Supreme Court yes terday:
 weakley. c. J.:
 J.. J. Maddox vs. w c. Maddox. ct af appeal from Coffee Circuit Court; re- versed and remanded.
 Haralson. d.:
 w. T. Middlebrooks vs. M. c. ste- phens, appeal from Barbour Circuit Court; affirmed.
 Merchants National Bank vs. H. S. Bales, appeal from Montgomery City Court: affirmed.
 IT. W. Hamilton vs. Calvin Kitchens, appeal from Ws'ker Circuit Court: re- versed and remanded.
 P. J. Anderson vs. c. W. Buckley, appeal from Montgomery City Court; affirmed.
 DowdelI. J.:
 Central Of Georgia Railway Company vs. s. c. Carroll. appeal from Houston Circuit Court; affirmed.
 Universalist Convention vs. Willie May, apeal from Houston Chaneery Court; affirmed.
 CorneIia o. Hays vs. F. F. Bouchelle, appeal from Greene Chancery Court; affirmed.
 State of Alabama vs. Walton Sykes. appeal from Crenshaw Probate Court, habeas corpus; reversed and rendered.
 DeDson, J.: 7f @~
 B. B. Smith vs. w. W. McCutchen, appeal from Jackson Circuit Court; af- fined.
 J. D. Glass vs. the State of Ala bama, appeal from Montgomery City Court; reversed and remanded.
 Cleveland Hill vs. the State of Ala Court, affirmed.
 Surrey Allen vs. the State of Ala bama. appeal from Limestone Circuit Court, reversed and remanded.
 John William Tagert vs. the State of Alabama, appeal from Jefferson County Criminal Court; appeal dismiss ed on motion of appellant.