The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-16
DAMAGE CASES ARE REVERSED Tho A. C, 5. Winner in
 Two Suits. BOTH WERE FOR LARGE SUMS Several Cases Against Insurance
 Companies Heard. Echoes of the 24-InIch Pistol Law Is Heard When Case Appealed
 from the Tuakesee Court
 is Dismissed.

The Alabama Great Southern Rail- road was winner in two cases which were disposed of in the Supreme Court yesterday. Both. were damage suits of large amounts, one being that of Mrs. Annie Hanbury, who sued originally for $25.Oo0 for the death of her .hus- band. an A. c. S. conductor. and the other that of s. M. Brock. who had filed suit in the Jefferson county court for personal Injuries.
 Henry M. Hanbury had been killed in a collision on the A. G. s. while in service on one of the trains. Mrs. Hanbury sued for s25,000, and was awarded S10,000 in the Jefferson coun- ty court. The railroad appealed. and the Supeeme Court failed to find negli- gence on the part of the railroad by which the collision was brought about and reversed the case.
 s. M. Brock had sued for $10,000 claiming that he was permanently in- jured in a wreck on the A. G. s. while he was employed by the road as section hand. He was awarded $2.- 500 In the lower court, but, on appeal the Supreme Court reversed the de- cision. because of the error of the trial judge in charging the jury.
 Echoes of the 24-inch pistol law re. cured in the Supreme Court yesterday when the case of George Driscoll, who was sentenced in the Tuskegee court for carrying a too short gun. came up on appeal. Inasmuch as the law has al- ready been held invalid. the case was dismissed. per curiam.
 Several cases of insurance litigation were treated by the court in it's opin- ions of yesterday. In one, Mrs. Allie Hooser had sued the United Order of the Golden Csos. of Tennessee, for 02,- 900. on the policy of her husband. who had died. The money had been award ed Mrs. Hooser in the Birmingham City Court, but the organization .ap- pealed from the decision. claiming that Hooser, before his death, had disqualt- fled himself from membership in that order by non-payment of dues The Supreme Court reversed the lower court, declaring error on the part oi the trial judge. and Mrs. Hooser can not collect the money
 Willies Patterson sued the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, for S360 as the insurance of his father, Daniel Patterson. The insurance had been paid to the nieces of Patterson at his death. and Willie Patterson sued the lodge. He lost in the Montgomery City Court, and the Supreme Court afirmed the decision. declaring 1t not proved that Willie was the lawful son of Daniel Patterson.
 Verdict Sustained.
 Nathan Hellner of Evergreen sued the Firemon's Fund Insurance Com pany for $s.000 after his establishment had burned. He hel dthree policies one for $500. one for s260 and another for t250.
 He was awarded S2,4s5.ss in the Montgomery City Court. and when the company appealed. the judgement wa, sustained, 1t being proved that Hellnel was 8 member of a taric association upon which point the company hat placed its objections.
 Two prominent Montgomerians fig ured in the Supreme Court litigation Mrs. Bessie K. Massie being awarded tthe decision in a suit against thu Lodge of Elks. and Mrs. Sarah B Tennille winning in Q suit of E. W Stay.
 Mrs. Massey had paid $500 to thu local Elks as first payment in the pro spective purchase of property on thu corner cf Btbb and cOnTt, she to pa!