Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-02-25
Busy Session of
Territorial Su-
preme Court
SEVEN CASES ARE REVERSED
Escolastico Tais Who Was
Convicted of Murder Will
Be Given New Trial.

The Supreme court Of New Mexico
continued its session today. There
were present:
Chief Justice William j. Mills, AS
sociate Justice John R. McFie, Associ-
ate Justice Frank w. Parker, Associ-
ate Justice William H. Pope, Associ-
ate Justice Edward A. Mann, Associ.
ate Justice Ira A. Abbott. Jose d.
Sena, clerk Of the court, was at his
post. The territory was represented
by Attorney General James M. Hervey
and the United States by United
States Attorney David ]. Leany. Depu.
ty U. 8. Marshal J. n. Smith was also
in attendance, representing U. S. Mar
shal c. M. Foraker
Eleven opinions were handed down
this forenoon in one batch. Seven OF
these reversed the Judgment OF the
lower courts and remanded the cases
for new trials The judgment of the
lower courts in the other four was
affirmed 1t is expected that a number
of additional opinions will be render
ed tomorrow Three cases were argued
and submitted today. The following
are the cases in which the opinions
were rendered today:
No. 1101. Roman L. Baca, ct al,
plaintiffs in error, VS.. Santiago Anaya,
ct al, defendants in error, and Flo
mena Perea, de Otero, intervenor and
appellant, appealed from district
court of Bernalilo county. Judgment
of lower court reversed and case re-
manded. Opinion by Associate Justice
Pope.
No. 1119. Escolastico Tais, appel.
liant, VS.. Territory Of New Mexico, ap.
pealed from district court of Sororro
county. Judgment of trial court re-
versed and case remanded Opinion by
Associate Justice Abbott.
No. 1892. Levi r. Thompson, ct al.
appellants, vs. Maria Inez Garcia de
Snyder, appellee appealed from dis.
trict court Of Bernalillo county. Judg.
ment OF lower court reversed and case
remanded Opinion by Associate JUS
tice Pope.
No. 1886. Pecos Valley and North.
eastern Railway company, appellant,
vs.. r. H. Harris, appellee, appeal from
district court of Chaves county. Judg-
ment of lower court reversed and case
remanded. Opinion by Associate JUS,
tlce Parker.
No. 1897 Eagle Mining and ln-
provement company ct al, plaintiffs in
error, vs.. Robert e. Lund, defendant
in error, appealed from district court
OF Chaves county Judgement of low.
er court affirmed. Opinion by Chief
Justice Mills
No. 1893. Territory of New Mexico
appellant, VS.. c. c. Lotspeich appel.
lee, appealed from district court Of
Bernallllo county Judgment of lower
court reversed and case remanded,
Opinion by Associate. Justice Pope.
No. 1899. James j. Hagerman, ap-
pellant, VS.. James M. COwles, appellee,
appealed from district court Of Chaves
county. Judgment of lower court re.
versed and case remanded. Opinion by
Associate Justice Mann
No. 1900. Puritan Manufacturing
company, appellee, vs.. B. Toti and L..
Gradi, appellants, appealed from dis
trict court of Bernalillo county. Judg-
ment Of lower court reversed and
case remanded
No. 1904. J. M. Sandoval, appellee,
VS.. George F. Albright, appellant, ap-
pealed from district court Of Bernalil-
10 county. Judgment Of lower court af-
firmed. Opinion by Associate Justice
Pope.
No. 1912 The Boulder (Colorado)
Sanatorium, appellee, VS.. Kate Vans
ton, appellant, appealed from district
court of Chaves county Judgment of
lower court affirmed. Opinion by AS
sociate Justice Mann.
No. 1918 Peter Sherman, ct al, ap.
pellees, VS.. Darius Hicks, appellant,
appealed from district court OF Chaves
county. Judgment of lower court ar
flrmed Opinion by Associate Justice
Pope.
The cases of the Territory Of New
Mexico vs.. Tom Caldwell, ct al, and
Territory of New Mexico VS.. Jim West
We're argued and submitted today. The
case of the United States VS.. Jesus
Ma. Medina was argued and submitted
yesterday afternoon
Hugh J. Collins of Albuquerque to-.
day, was granted a license to practice
law In New Mexico, having been ad.
mitted to the bar on certificate show.
Ing previous practice elsewhere.