Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-01-08
NEW TERM Of
SUPREME COURT
Over Forty Appli-
cants for Licenses
to PracticeLaw
BUSY WITH EXAMINATIONS
Motions For Rehearing in
Several Cases Overruled
No Opinions Given.

The January, 1908, term of the Ter,
ritorial Supreme court was opened at
10 o'clock this morning in chambers
at the Capitol building. There were
present:
Chief Justice William J. Mills, AS
sociate Justice John r. McFie, AS
sociate Justice Frank W. Parker, AS.
sociate Justice William H. Pope, AS
soclate Justice Edward A. Mann and
Associate Justice ira A. Abbott. Jose
D. Sena, clerk of the court, was at
his post. The United States was rep
resented by U. s. District Attorney
David ]. Leahy and Attorney General
James M. Heryey appeared on behalf
of the territory Of New Mexico. Deputy
U. s. Marshal Harry +. Bogh repre-.
sented U. S. Marshal G. M. Foraker.
After calling the docket and pass.
ing on the various cases on the calen-
dar for the present term, and attend
ing to such other routine matters as
necessary, an adjournment was taken
>until tomorrow morning, when the
court will settle down to bust
ness in earnest. Charles F. Abreu
and I. L. Chavez were appointed re-
spectively as court crier and bailiff.
Motions Heard in Many Cases.
Several motions for re.hearings were
overruled, although in several cases
motions to amend judgments were
granted. The following are the cases
in which motions were heard today:
No. 1859. The Mogollon Gold and
Copper Company, plaintiff in error,
versus John E. Stout defendant in err.
ror, appeal from district court of So
corro county. Motion for rehearing ov-
erruled but motion to amend judgment
granted.
No. 1177. Eagle Mining and I'M
provement company, appellant, versus
Mary R. Hamilton, ct al, appellees, ap-
peal from district court of Lincoln
county. Motion for rehearng overruled
but motion to amend judgment grant
ed, az
No. 1178. H. B. Hamilton, Jr, ct al,
appellees. versus Eagle Mining and
Improvement company, appellant, ap.
peal from district court of Lincoln
county. Motion for rehearing overrul-
cd but motion to amend Judgment
granted.
No. 1888. Territory of New Mexi-
co, appellee, versus l.. A. Meredith,
appellant, appeal from district court
of Union county. Motion for rehear-
ing overruled.
No. 116l. John jenkins, plaintiff III
error, versus The Maxwell Land
Grant Company, defendant in error,
appeal from district court of Colfax
county, Motion to return papers set
for argument, Monday, January IL.
No. 1910. Territory of New Mex
leo, appellant, versus Hattie H Crary
ct al, appellees, appeal from district
court of Bernalillo county. Passed
until next session.
No. 1914. Territory Of New Mexi-
co, appellee, versus Tom Caldwell,
ct al, appellants, appeal from dis
trict court of Guadalupe county.
Passed until next session.
No. 1877. Gallup Electric Light
Company, appellee, versus Pacific
Improvement Company, appellant, ap-
peal from district court Of Mckinley
county. Passed until next session.
No. 1918. Henry Lockhart, appel
lee, versus Washington Gold and Sill
yer Mining Company, appellant, ap'
peal from district court of Bernalillo
county. Passed until next session.
No. 1919. Territory of New MeXi.
co, appellee. versus Jim West, ap-
pellant, appeal from district court OF
Chaves county Passed until next
session.
Over Forty Applicants for Admission
to Bar.
over fOfty applicants presented
themselves today for examination to
secure licenses to practice law In
New Mexico. This is probably the
largest number Of applicants who
have ever appeared at one time to
take the examination for admission
to the bar. Among the applicants
is a woman, Miss Nellie G. Brewer,
a stenographer in the law Office OF
Colonel E. w. Dobson, at Albuquer-
que.
OF the applicants probably not
more than fifteen were admitted with
out examination on certificates show.
ing three years continuous practice
in any Of the various states. The
others who have not been engaged
in the legal profession that length OF
time were required to take the writ
ten and oral eXamina. .Ons. and Il will