Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-11
THE COURT RECORD
United States Supreme Court.

McKenna, Mr.. Justice Holmes Mr.. JUS
tice Day and Mr.. Justice Moody.
Charles Marion Fickert of San Fran
CISCO Cal. was admitted to practice.
No. 80. Decatur Morgan ct al, plaintiffs
in error, agt. Charles III. Adams ct al; in
error to the Court of Appeals of the Dis
trict of Columbia; dismissed for the want
of jurisdiction; opinion by Mr.. Justice Nc
kenna.
No. IL. The Missouri Pacific Railway
Company, plaintiff in error, agt. the
Lara boo Flour Mills Company; judgment
affirmed with costs; opinion by Mr. JUS
tice Brewer: Mr.. Justice Holmes concurs
in the Judgment; dissenting, Mr.. Justice
Moody and Mr.. Justice White.
No. 613 Smithsonian Institution ct al,
plaintiffs in error, agt. Gamailel {. St
John. as executor and trustee. ETC., ct al;
motion to dismiss or affirm postponed to
nounced by Mr.. Justice Harlan. CThe
chief justice did not participate in the
decision of this motion.)
The chief justice announced the follow
ing orders of the court:
No. aS3. Henry Schodde, petitioner, aSt.
Twin Falls Land and Water Company;
petition for a writ of certiorari to the
United States circuit court of appeals for
the ninth circuit granted.
No. 652. James Hamilton Lewis ct al,
petitioners. agt. the Alton Water Com
pany; petition for writ of certiorari TO
the United States circuit court of appeals
for the seventh circuit denied.
No. sos. John N. Shackelford, petit
toner, agt. Elwood D. Fulton; petition for
a writ of certiorari to the United States
circuit court Of appeals for the fourth
circuit denied
No. $50. The Clay Center Electric
Light and Power Company, plaintiff in
error, agt. City of Clay Center ct al; in
error to the supreme court of the state
or Kansas; per curlam; writ of error
dismissed for want of Jurisdiction OK
ley Stave Company agt. Butler county.
166 U. s., 64S; Capitol National Bank of
Cadiz, 172 U. S., 425; Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company .agt. McGrew. 1SS U. S.,
291. 3OS; White agt. Bird, 40 Kansas, 759).
No. 63 The United States, plaintiff in
error, aSt Robert Powell; in error to the
circuit court of the United States for the
northern district of Alabama; per curtain:
the judgment is affirmed on the authority
OF Hodges agt. the United States, 203 U.
s.. /. (Mr. Justice Moody did not sit)
No. 161 The people of the state of New
York ex rel. Abraham kopel, plaintiff in
error, agt Theodore A Bingham, police
commissioner of the city of New York;
mandate granted on motion of Mr.. Henry
n. Hoyt, in behalf of counsel.
No. GIG. William Hepner agt the United
States; advanced as under the thirty-sec-
ond rule, on motion of MIR. Assistant to the
Attorney General Ellis, for the United
States, and submitted by Mr. Assistant to
the Attorney General Ellis for the United
States: no brief filed for Hepner
No. 3SS. Columbia Heights Realty Com
pany, plaintiff in error, agt. Henry B. F.
MacfarIand ct al. Commissioners of the
District of Columbia; motion to advance
submitted by Mr.. Leo Simmons for the
plaintiff in error.
No. 146. The Western Union Telegraph
Company, appellant, agt. P. r. Andrews
ct al, and
No. 233. Oswald c. Ludwig, as secretary
of state of the state of Arkansas, appel
liant, agt- the Western Union Telegraph
Company: motions to advance to be heard
with No. lis, submitted by Mr.. Rush
Taggart for the Western Union Telegraph
Company.
No 6io. The wiIliamsburgh CITY Fire
Insurance Company of Brooklyn, n. Y,
petitioner, agt. Leon Willard doing bust
ness under the firm name of Leon Will
lard & Coz; petition for writ of GER
tiorari to the United States circuit court
of appeals for the ninth circuit submitted
by Mr.. Frederic d. McKenney in behalf of
Mr.. T. c. Van Ness and Mr.. Joseph III.
Choate for the petitioner and by Mr.. f..
s. Pillsbury for the respondent, and leave
granted to file brief in opposition to the
petition in behalf of the Norwich Union
Insurance Company policy holders on mo-
ton of Mr.. j. F. Bowie in that behalf
No. 66S. William M. Brown, appellant
agt. John F. Horn, United States marshal
ETC.. motion for SupersedeaS and to admit
appellant to bail submitted by Mr.. +. c.
Bryan for the appellant. in support of the
motion. and by Mr.. Solicitor General Hoyt
for the appellee. in opposition thereto.
No. 500. George +. Babcock ct al, pc
titioners, agt. Anna NJ De Mott ct al :;
petition for a writ Of certiorari to the
United States circuit court of Appeals
for the eighth circuit submitted by Mr..
A. b. Browne, in behalf of Mr.. Milton
Brown, for the petitioners.
No. 664. j. N. Bean ct al, petitioners,
agt. w. A. Morris ct al: petition for a
writ of certiorari to the United States
circuit court of appeals for the ninth
circuit submitted by Mr.. A. B. Browne
In behalf of Mr.. T. j. Walsh, for the pc
spondents TO file brief within four days.
No. 8. Original. The people of the
state of New York, complainant, agt. the
state Of New Jersey ct al; leave granted
TO file answer to brief in opposition to
petition of intervention on or before Fri
day next. on motion of Mr.. Solicitor Gen
eral Hoyt, for the United States.
No. 10. Original. Elk parte. In the
matter of Mary Dunn, etc, ct al. petit
TONERS: argument commenced by Mr.. c.
w. Startling for the petitioners.
District Supreme Court.
EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice Barnard.
Boyd agt. Ellis; decree directing re-
pairs, IL.
Thomas
HorstInan agt. Horstman; referred to
examiner: compartments solicitor. David
Rothschild; defendants solicitor, ii. H.
Hollander.
Steele agt. Steele; appearance of absent
defendant ordered; complainant's solicitor,
Robinson White.
In re lunacy of Jacob Weyrich; order
authorizing investment of funds.
Dulany agt. Waggaman; order limiting
time to take testimony, compartments So
licitors, Maddox & Galley; defendants So
licitors, r. Ross Perry & Son.
Cleary agt. Silliman: sale ratified and
reference to auditor; complainant s So
licitor, X. 3. Behrend; defendants So
licitor, w. H. Sholes.
Maxey agt. Bramhall; decree pro con-
fesso; complainant's solicitors, E. Forest
and r. r. Mattingly
Cummislsy agt. Weser: time to take tes-
timony extended; complainant's solicitor.
NJ J. Colbert; defendants solicitor, Leo
Simmons.
Harvey aGt. Cooke; decree establishing
title by adverse possession; compartments
solicitor. E. A. Jones'
Morgan agt. Morgan: sale confirmed and
reference to auditor: complainant's So
Iicitors Wilson * Barksdale; defendant $
solicitors j. X NJ. Norton, Robinson
White and Nj. J. Colbert.
Gordon agt National Metropolitan Fire
Insurance Company; order bstituting J.
Holdsworth Gordon trustee; plaintiff $
attorneys, Gordon & Gordon.
Widmayer agt Widmayer; reference to
auditor; complainant's solicitor. NJ. ]. Col
bert; defendants solicitor, Leon Tobriner.
Playter agt. Snyder: appearance of abb
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