The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-05
IN SUPREME COURT
OPINIONS IN snvENrEEN CASES
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 The Supreme Court of Alabama yes- terday handed down opinions in seven ten case, of which no less than eight were reversals of the Judgments of the lower courts. The court was in con suitation yesterday afternoon and ad- week.
 stevs Patterson is one of the dsfend- ants in criminal cases who profit by the action of the Supreme Court yes terday. He will get q new trial of the case tn which he was convicted of the murder Of man named Tobe Hortos in Lawrencs County His sentence was for twenty4seven years. His case was appealed from the Lawrence County Circuit Court.
 Strater Patton of Morgan County, will have to proceed with serving his time as the court affirmed the sentence of twenty years imposed on him by the Morgan Circuit Court for the al- legged murder of Giles Davis.
 Andrew Gray of Birmingham will also begin his Service of two years af- ter long fight for freedom. He was charged with the embezzIement of s1,49e from the American Bridge Com pany. Ills trial in the Jefferson Crim- inaf Court on this charge resulted in q conviction and sentence for two years.
 The whole list of decisions put out yesterday is as follows:
 TYSON, e. J.-A
 R. P. Thomson V. Nj. A. Brock. appeal from Calhoun Circuit Court; af- HARALsoN. J.--
 Andrew Cfay V. State of Alabama, appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court; affirmed.
 SIMPSON. J.-
 Enterprise Lumber Company v. Porter & Newton, appeal from Houston Circuit Court reversed and renianded.
 J. M. Pitcher ct al v. Central of Houston Circuit Court; affirmed.
 Fannie Hays V. Robert A. Lernoine, appeal from Mobile Circuit Court; re- yersed and remanded.
 Union Naval Stores Company V. Martha Pugh ct al.. appeal from Clarke Circuit Court: reversed and remanded.
 Ex parte James W. Hurt, as execu- tor, etc, petition for mandamus, in the Supreme Court; mandamus denied. z M. A. lIalcornb v. L.. and N. Railroad Company. appeal from Conecuh Circuit Court; affirmed.
 A. P. ]. Drake ct al V. F. N. Rhodes. appeal from Conecuh chancery Court; affirmed.
 R. F. McKimmie v. E. ID. Forbes Piano Company, appeal from Geneva Circuit Court; reversed and remanded.
 Lamar Rankin Drug Company V. H. c. Jones, appeal from Houston Chancery Court; affirmed in part. and in part reversed and rendered and re-
 Prank Jackson ct al. V. rribble, ap. peal from Jefferson Circuit Court; af- Fl. L. Badham e. N. l.. $. Luns. ford, appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court; reversed and rendered.
 James A. Collins V. W. s. Smith. appeal from Jefferson Chaneery Coaht, affirmed
 appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court; reversed and remanded.
 Strater Patton, alais etc. V. State of Alabama, appeal from Morgan Circuit Court; affirmed.
 Steve Patterson V. State of Alabama, appeal from Lawrence Circuit Court; reversed and remandeds
 One of the cases submitted to the Supreme Court yesterday was that of the rule nisi writ issued sometime ago. directed at Chancellor A. H. Bennefs of Birmingham, in the matter of Henry Gray, intervening in the suit of the minority stockholders of the South and North Railroad, against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Only slight
 
 by either side, the two parties relying on the briefs. sa tMW
 Several questions of law of q more or less technical nature are involved. Chancellor Benners is hearing suit of the minority stockholders of the South and North Railroad against the Louisville and Nashville to compel the latter officials to make an equitable ae- counting of the affairs of the South and North Road. This suit was brought, it Is said. at the instance of MT. Gray himself.
 Mir. Gray. one of such stockholders, was disappointed in his suit indlvid- ually brought in the Montgomery City Court. In the Supreme Courts decision against MT. Gray there was a hint that he might. on proper showing, inter vene in the similar suit brought jointly by his fellow stockholders in the Chan. cery Court at Birmingham. This he tried to do but. it is understood, he was refused the right to intervene. 1t is to settle finally this right that the