The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-13
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.


SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Opinions handed down by the supreme
court of Kansas on Saturday, the 18th
day of January, 1905
BY JOHNSTON, C. J.
George T. Sparks VS.. H. C. Smeltzer;
error from Lane county. Proceeding in
error dismissed
The Salina Implement and Seed com
pany VS.. w. e. Haley; error from Otta-
wa county. Affirmed.
The A. T. & s. F. Railway company
VS.. Lewis Billings; error from Mont
gomery county. Affirmed.
G. F. Chaves etc. ct al VS.. the city of
Atchison ct al; error from Atchison
county. Affirmed
BY BURCH, ].
John H. Lynds VS.. Tremain R. Van
Valkenburgh ct al; error from Atchison
county Reversed and remanded with
instructions to enter judgment accord
ing to the views of the court.
S. w. Pierce VS.. H. G. Adams error
from Meade county. Affirmed. Benson,
J., dissenting.
H. NJ. Holloway VS.. the Arkansas City
Milling company; error from Cowley
county Affirmed.
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Rail
way company VS.. John J. Quinlan; err
ror from Labette county. Affirmed.
Joseph Eble VS.. the state of Kansas;
error from Leavenworth county. At
firmed. e
H. v. Lawrence VS.. A. c. Wheeler;
error from Finney county. Reversed
and remanded.
BY SMITH, ].
Board of county commissioners of
Cheyenne county VS.. board of county
commissioners of Norton county: error
from Cheyenne county. Reversed and
remanded for further procee dings judg-
ment reversed on the cross-petition in
error and costs taxed to plaintiff in
error.
Harry Greentree VS.. G. w. Wallace,
sheriff, etc; error from Mitchell coun-
ty. Affirmed.
BY PORTER, ].
Flora Shelton VS. L. Bernt ct al; error
from Saline county. Affirmed.
James O'Neill VS.. Joseph Risinger ct
al; error from Wilson county. Re
versed and remanded with directions to
sustain the demurrer.
The ST. L. & S. F. Railroad Co. VS..
r. NJ Madden; error from Butler coun-
ty Affirmed.
Harriet A. Maurer VS.. Jacob Miller ct
al; error from Miami county. Reversed
and remanded with directions to over
rule the demurrer.
Haskins and Sells, etc. VS.. T. T. Kelly,
state treasurer etc. Original proceed
ing in mandamus. Writ allowed.
The Western Union telegraph Co,
county. Affirmed. Porter, J., dissent
ing.
Ed Nicholson VS.. John M. Dial; error
from Riley county. Affirmed.
The Missouri Pacific Railway Co. VS..
Henry Brinkmeier; error from Sedg-
wick county. On rehearing original
Judgment Of reversal upheld
David L. Gemmel VS.. Edmond q.
Fletcher On petition for rehearing
petition denied.
G, o. F.. Brown, cashier VS.. E. Baxter
ct al; error from Marion county Al
flrmed.
G A. Rynearson ct al VS.. James L.
Conn: error from Meade county. Re
versed and remanded with directions to
enter Judgment in favor of plaintiff
The G R l. & P. Railway Co. VS..
w n Ralston: error from Reno coun-
ty. Reversed and remanded for new
The state of Kansas VS.. Alma r.
Rhodes: appeal from Russell county.
BY BENSON. J.
Minnie L. Greenwell VS.. John Moffett,
ct al; error from Cowley county. At
firmed.
John snider ct al vs. Chas. A. Wind
sor ct al: error from Kingman county.
Affirmed.
Federal Betterment company VS.. John
w. Reeves; error from Neosho county.
Affirmed.
The Belknap Hardware Co. VS.. Henry
E. Sleeth, ct al. Error from Greenwood
county. Reversed and remanded for d
new trial.
L. T. Martin ct al VS.. Ellen K. Hoff-
man; error from Phillips county. At
flrmed
PER CURTAIN
George Harper VS.. The lola Portland
Cement Co. ct al; error from Allen
county. On rehearing petition denied.
Elizabeth L. V. Sheets, executrix. VS..
c. B. Henderson; error from Atchison
county. Proceeding in error dismissed.
Harry Boeken ct al VS.. school district
No. 40, Allen county. etc.; error from
Allen county Proceeding in error dis
missed.
Charles A Bradley VS.. Jap Pinney;
error from Stafford county. Affirmed
John r. Neptune VS.. R. L. Collins;
error from Sedgwick county. Affirmed
A. D. Hudson VS.. c. E. Conklin; orig
inal proceeding in quo warranto; pro-
ceeding dismissed.
In the matter OF the application of
Patsy Carter for the writ of habeas
corpus: original proceeding in habeas
corpus. writ allowed. minor child award
e6 ~ the custody Of her mother, Patsy
Carter.