Evening star., 1909-03-01
THE COURT RECORD
United States Supreme Court.

united States Supreme Court.
Present: The Chief Justice. Mr.. Justice
Harlan. Mr.. Justice Brewer. Mr. Justice
White. Mr.. Justice Peckham. Mr.. Justice
Mckenna, Mr.. Justice Holmes, Mr.. JUS
tice Day and Mr.. Justice Moody
Moses III. Gift of Chattanooga. Tenn:
Otto y. Davies of Minneapolis. Mimi:
George NJ. Hoffheimer of Clarksburg. w.
Va: Joseph G. Hedrick of Washington
ID. C.. and Elmer l.. Fulton OF Oklahoma
City. Okla. were admitted to practice.
No. 81. Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
Railway Company. plaintiff in error. agt.
George A Sewers: in error to the court
of civil appeals for the fourth supreme
judicial district of the state of Texas:
Judgment affirmed with costs: opinion D!
Mr.. Justice Day: dissenting. Mr. Justice
Holmes and MIR. Justice Mckenna.
No. 80. The Western Union Telegraph
Company. plaintiff in error. aet. Sid Will
son; in error to the corporation court
of the city of Radford, state of Virginia;
dismissed for the want of jurisdiction;
opinion by Mr.. Justice Holmes: dissent
ing. Mr. Justice Brewer and Mr.. Justice
Moody.
No. a. The Equitable Life Assurance
Society of the United States, petitioner.
agt J. Wilcox Brown; on writ OF GER
tiorari to the United States circuit court
of appeals for the second circuit: decree
of the United States circuit court of ap-
peals reversed. with costs. and decree of
the circuit court of the United States for
the southern district of New York afnrm-
ed, and cause remanded to said circuit
court; opinion by Mr.. Justice Peckham.
(Mr- Justice Day. not having heard the
argument took no part in the decision
of this caseD
The Chief Justic announced the follow
ing orders Of the court:
No. -. Original. Ex parte. In the
matter of the Hudson Oil and Supply
Company. petitioner; motion for leave to
file a petition for writ of prohibition
denied.
No - Original. Ex parte. In the
matter of Frank McWillians. peti,IuIi..,
motion for leave to file a petition for a
writ of prohibition denied.
No. -. Original. Ex parte. In the
matter of Mary Hatch Riggs. admins
to file petition for a writ of mandamus
granted and rule to show cause awarded
returnable within ten days.
No. 233 Oswald C. Ludwig. as secre-
tary of state of the state OF Arkansas.
appellant, agt. the Western Union Tele-
heard with No. 146 as one case granted.
No. 612. Elizabeth NJ. McGilvra ct al.
appellants. agt f. W. Ross as state land
commissioner. ct al: motion to advance
granted and cause assigned for argument
the first Tuesday Of the next term tOcto-
Der 12). after the cases already set down
for that day.
No 10 The Macon Grocery Company
ct al. appellant. agt. Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company ct al: motion to ad-
vance granted and cause assigned for
argument. On the first Tuesday of the
next term October 12). after the cases
already set down for that day
No. 120. Bernarr McFadden.' petluon-
er. agt the United States; petition for
writ of certiorari to the United States
circuit court of appeals for the third
circuit denied.
No 73O. The United States. petition
~ nor to1 7 piyroor of
for a writ Of certiorari to the United
States circuit court of appeals for the
fourth circuit granted.
No 731. Grand Trunk Western Rail
way Company, petitioner. aei. John r.
Devine. administrator, etc: petition for
a writ Of certiorari to the United States
circuit court Of appeals for the seventh
circuit submitted by Mr.. 4. B. Browne
in behalf of Mr.. George ". kretsinger
for the petitioner and by Mr.. Edward
Maher for the respondent.
No. 1856 Duryea Power Company,
bankrupt. etc. agt. Herbert NJ. Stern
bergh; suggestion Of diminution OF the
record and motion for writ Of certiorari.
submitted by Mr.. F. ". Brandenburg in
behalf Of counsel for the appellant.
No. .736. The Rubber Tire Wheel Com
pany ct AL, petitioners. agt. the Good
year Tire and Rubber Company ct al: re-
tition for a writ Of certiorari to the
United State circuit court of appeals for
the sixth circuit, submitted by Mr.. Clar
ence P. Byrnes. MI Frederick P Fish,
Mr. Thomas w. Bakewell, Mr.. Border
Bowman and Mr.. Charles W. Stapleton
for the petitioners. and by Me- IA. A.
Toulmin for the respondents.
No. 734. Dowagiac Manufacturing Com
pany. petitioner agt. McSherry Manu-
featuring Company ct al. Petition for a
writ of certiorari to the United States
circuit court of appeals for the sixth
circuit. submitted by Mr.. L. P. Whit
aker in behalf of Mr.. Fred L. Chapel
and Mr.. Morrison r. Waite for the Pc
titioner, and by Mr.. f. f. Wood and Mr..
Joseph Wilby. for the respondents.
No 733. Lawrence Johnson & Co. petit
TONERS, agt. the United States: petition
for writ Of certiorari to the United
States circuit court of appeals for the
second circuit, submitted by Mr.. Charles
]. Hedrick. in behalf Of Mr.. Howard T.
Walden and Mr.. Henry j. Webster, for
the petitioners. and by Mr.. Solicitor Cen
eral Hoyt, for the respondent.
No 625. ". ]. Murray ct al. petition
ers, agt. Wilson Distilling Company ct
al, and
No 6O0 w ]. Murray ct al, plaintiffs
in error, agt. the state Of South Carolina
eX rel. A. W. Ray, trustee; argument
continued by MIR. d. w. Rountree for the
petitioners. and by Mr.. r. Moultrie Nor
dicai, for the respondents.