The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-12-02
NEWS OF THE STATE
Summary Of Matters Of Special
Interest to Our Readers
CONDENSED FOR BUSY PEOPLE,
Court ~ Appeals Decision IN cons,ru-
Ing csmmsek County Unit Act 10 a
Victory In par, for Both Liquor ani
Temperance Forces

frankfort. Ky.-Thc cour, ~ sp
peols construed the Cammack county
unit Aei in an opinion prepared by
Judge I.assing. reversing the judgment
OF the Muhlonberg circuit court IN the
case % John r. May against J. u. Fer
guson. The court holds that the coun
~ Is a unit. except when there Il Ia IL
a city or cities OF the first. second.
third or fourth class. The decision.
therefore. Is q victory. In part. for the
liquor forces and a victory for the ten.
porance forces. In some Of the citics
in this state the liquors are sold be
cause precincts In the city have voted
wet" but IN the decision In the ease
u bar the court decided that the coun.
y Is the unit and the city il the unit
as provided In the Cammack bill. The
opinios declares void the local option
election held in the Maglsterial Dis
trict No OF Muhlenberg on Decem
Der Z. 1903. including Central city. In
this election the Magistsrlai District
went 'dry" by a large majority aud
the csy by only % votes Al two pre-.
vious elections. however. the city had
voted wet" Central City 10 a city
u the fourth class. so there are tvo
units In Muhlenbcrg county. In dis
cnssing the case. the appellate court
says. so long as the city preserves
It's Identity by taking a vote upon the
same day that the vote IL taken In the
entire county. the status can not b.
changed by the will 10 the majority n
the voting population Of MuhlcnberF
county. much less the MAglstoral Dis
trict IN the city. and the prccinc: OF
Magisierial Distrlc, In dry" territory
no longer being recognized "a unit.
there was no authority under which
the county Judge could legally order
an election IN Magisterlai District No.
1: and. as n vote had been taken In
Cenira City within less than three
years from December :. 1905. the coun.
~ Judge was without authority TO or
der an election In Central city on TIE
date"
The Judgment % the Kenion circuit
court. In the case OF the Reliance Ter
tile and Dye Works Co. Of CovinEion.
against John Williams. was reversed
in an opinion by Judge Carroll. WI.
llams had obtained a judgment OF
81 900 for damages for personal In
iuries sustained while employed BY
the company. a bale Of cotton falllns
on him In a warehouse owned by the
company The bale OF cotton was
thrown down by sidney Fox. a fellow
cmployc. and the appellate court holds
that the petition Of Williams should
have been dismissed on peremptory
Instructions under The fcllow-seryAnt
rule.
The judgment OF the Faycite circuit
court was reversed In the ease % Mar.
garet Helm. trustee. against the com.
monwealth by the auditors agent. the
appellate court holding that a single
woman may establish and maintain
her home anywhere she desires. ~
may a single man. The auditors
agent had sued TO recover taxes for
the years ot 1904 10 1908 inclusive.
Miss Helm. who Is quite wealthy. had
maintained her home IN woodford
county. but boarded In Lexington, She
therefore avoided the payment Of city
taxes In Lexington.
In another opinion. by Judge Parker.
the judgment OF the Ohio circuit court
was reversed in the ease Of Mary =.
Maddox against Moses Maddox. The
husband Of Mary T. Maddox had been
paid a certain sum Of money and given
an interest In 2s3 acres OF land 10
maintain and support the parents of
the Maddoxes Mary p. Maddoxs hus.
band died and she was unable to car.
~ out the contract. and the court held
that the land should revert to Moses
Maddox and Matte Maddox, VINO
would carry out the contract