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alleged that George r. Beasley had
converted tu his own use 125 head OF
Angora goats which were the proper
~ OF Hancock. Judgment was found
in favor Of the plaintim which the
opinion OF the higher court sustain
ed.
Mogollon Case
The case ot John ". stout against
the Mogollon Gold and copper COM
pany in which the opinion was pre-
pared by chief Justice Mills was a
civil action involving damages and
included a writ Of injunction. stout
brought suit against the mining COM
pany because of alleged destruction
of his crops by the pollution OF the
water of Mineral creek from which
he irrigated his warm, orchard and
vineyard. The mining company erect
ed quartz or stamp mill and the
tailings which were dumped into the
creek polluted the water and destroy
ed Stouts crops. Judgment IA,
rendered plaintiff i'm the sum of
$1,350. a motion for new trial was
oVerruled and a writ of error then
sued out The case was ordered re-
mandcd back to the trial court 20
have the judgment amended from the
Mogollon Gold and Copper Mining
company to the Mogollon Gold and
Copper company
Associate Justice Abott rendered
one opinion i'm the cases in which the
Eagle Mining and Improvement com
pany and the heirs of the late II. Il.
Hamilton were litigants. The litiga-
tion grew out of two deeds which
were held In trust by the deceased
and also for fees alleged to be due
him from the corporation at the time
Of his death. Judgment was found
for the defendants in both cases IN
the trial court.
An opinion was given by Associate
Justice Parker in the case of the
Browne and ManzanareS company
versus Cassius G. Gisc which was ap-
pealed from the district court of San
Miguel county. Mr.. Gise it seems hau
| been employed as bookkceper and
cashier Of the company and was also
a member of the board OF directors
| The controversy arose over the set
/ tlement of their accounts
The demurrer in the disbarment
! proceedings against Attorney w. ].
4 Hittson, which was set for argument
/ yesterday was postponed until to-
/ day. The Mariana +. Sena case was
/ argued and submitted. Attorney
/ John III. Knaebel of Denver appear
! ed for the defendant who is also the
( appellant
The following is detailed state
ment Of the cases which came up for
| consideration yesterday afternoon and
( this morning:
Cases Taken Up
! No. 1906. Territory Of New Mexico.
/ appellee versus Manuel Sanches Y
I Sanches, appellant; appealed from
/ district court of Sandoyal county.
Argued and submitted
No. 1853, Mogollon Gold and Cop
per company. plaintiff i'm error,
versus John w. Stout, defendant i'm
error; error to district court of So
corro county. Judgment of trial court
affirmed, opinion by Chief Justice
| Mills.
No. 1142, Joshua Z. Church. appel
liant, versus Territory of New Mexico
appellee; appealed from district court
of Chaves county. Judgment of trial
court affirmed, opinion by Associate
Justice McFie.
No. 1851, James NJ. Hancock ap-
pellee. versus George r. Beasley and
Austin Beasley, appellants; appealed
! from district court of Dona Ana
county. Judgment of trial court af.
tirmed, opinion by Associate Justice
Mann.
No. 1869, Territory of New Mex.
leo, appelle versus Elmer l.. Price
! appellant; appealed from distric
court of Roosevelt county. Judgmen