The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-19
LOW SUM FOR MAYOR
SUPREME COURT DECIDES BrRM-
 INGHAM CASE.
Former Mayor Drennen of City of Des- tiny Could Receive Only $2,5oO Per Annum for His Salary.

That w. M. Drennen, formerly mayor of Birmingham. had no right to receive a salary larger than $2,boo year and that he must repay to the city of Birmingham s2.165.4 which he received in excess of $2,500, was decided yesterday by the Supreme Court when it affirmed the decision of the Birmingham City Court in the case of Griffin against Drennen.
 The case, upon which the decision was made was a result of an increase of the salary of the mayor of Birm- ingham from $2.50o to 5000. which was done by the aldermen of Birm- ingham. George Griffin, as a taxpay- CT, entered suit to enjoin Mayor Dren- nen from receiving and the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen from paying more than s2.50o as a salary of the Mayor. The case was three times taken to the Supreme Court, the af- firmation of yesterday marking the end of the third appeal to the Supreme | Court.
 The effect of the opinion, which was rendered by Chief Justice Tyson, is | that Mayor Drennen must repay to the city $1.833.3 34 as the amount of the excess over $2,500 received by him as mayor, and that he must pay also in- | terests and costs which make the to- | tai $2,f35.4S
 The Supreme Court rendered opin- 1 Ions in the appeals for Montgomery courts, of Mary w. Tisdale, a6minis- tratrix, vs. Alex Troy ct al. concern ing the recovery of attorneys fees for services rendered by the appellces to the late W. H. Tisdale, United States Marshal; Emily Clisby ct al. vs. P. B. Mastin ct al. in regard to the loss, by the failure of a bank, of moneys de- posted by the register in chancery during the trial of the original suit of Clisby against Mastin regarding a sale and partition of lands; and Ed ward Haardt against the Central of Georgia Railway Company. on account of the alleged killing of cow by a train of the company.
 The Supreme Court yesterday hand ed down the following decisions: Tyson, c. J.-John Campbell vs. State of Alabama, appeal from Wilcox County Court, reversed and remandedI W. M. Drennen vs. George Griffin, appeal from Birmingham City Court, affirmed.
 Haralson, J.-Ceely Johnson vs. The State of Alabama, appeal from Perry Circuit Court, affirmed; Luther Cole man vs. State of Alabama, appeal from Hale County Court, affirmed; {; Alice Williams, alias etc., vs. State of Alabama, appeal from Marengo Circuit Court, affirmed. Edward Haardt vs. Central of Georgia Railway Company. appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court, reversed and remanded; N. F. Cochran vs. Garrard and Son, appeal from Houston Circunt Court, reversed and remanded.
 Simpson, J.-E. J. Bolen vs. Zedo- ra Hoven. appeal from Clarke Circuit Court, affirmed; l.. and N. R. R. Co. vs. Christian Moerlein Brewing Co.,, appeal from Mobile CfrcuitCourt, re- versed and remanded: McAllister Co., man Company vs. Charles J. Matthews ct al, partners, appeal from I.owndes Circuit Court. reversed and remanded: R. E. Byrd vs w. w. Beall. appeal from Geneva Circuit Court reversed and remanded; J. l.. Crawford ct al. vs. D. Meyrovitz, appeal from Houston Chancery Court, affirmed; w. T. Less ley ct al. vs. W. D. Cooper, appeal from Coosa Circuit Court, affirmed; Malinda Holloway ct al vs. Lee Will kerson, appeal from Coosa Chancery Court, reversed and rendered: D. w. Baker vs. S. M. Cotney. appeal from Tallapoosa Circuit Court, reversed and remanded.
 Denson, J.-Emily J C1isby ct al. vs. p. B. Mastin ct al, appeal from Mont- gomery City Court. reversed and re- handed; Mary w, Tisdale. adrnx., etc f, vs. Alex Troy ct all. appeal from Montgomery City Court, reversed and rendered: John H. Barlow ct al. vs. J. N. Hamilton, appeal from Anniston City Court reversed and remanded. Central of Georgia Railway Company vs. M. F. Simons, appeal from Hous- ton Circuit Court, reversed and re- manded