Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
THE COURTS
United States Supreme Court.

United States Supreme Court.
Tuesday. December 13, 1910
Present: Mr.. Justice Harlan. Mr.. Jus
tee White, Mr.. Justice McI<enna, MIR.
Jusflce Holmes. Mr.. Justice Day. Mr.. JUS
tice Lurton and MIR. Justice Hughes.
Eugene B. Lawton of NoWata, Okla,
Harold Gregory Donham of Boston.
Mass; Joseph Scott of Los Angeles, Cal. !;
Ihcmas Q. Toland CT Los Angeles, Cal :;
sylvester c. Smith of Bakersfield, Cal. :;
camp of Dallas. Tex. and Jed c. Adams
OF Dallas, Tex, were admitted to practice.
No o21. The Southern Pacific Company
and oregon and California Railroad Com
merce commission: argument commenced
by Mr.. Maxwell Evarts for the appellant
F1ocesdings after The s.ai wen, "
pMess Yesterday:
No. 80. Wilson R. Hunter. plaintiff in
error, agt. Mutual Reserve Life Insurance
Company ct al: IN error to the supreme
court of the state Of New York; judgment
af11rmed with costs; opinion by Mr.. JUS
tice Mckenna.
Nos. 5l4 and 51:, Doris Griffith. alias
Doris Griffin. plaintiff in error, agt. the
state OF Connecticut: in error TO ,ne su-
preme court of errors of the state of
connecticut judgments affirmed with
costs; opinions by Mr.. Justice White.
MIR. Justice Harlan announced the fol-
lowing orders of the court:
NO. 6O4. The Merrimack River Savings
Bank, appellant. agt. the city of Clay
Center. Kan. ct al: ordered that the
mandate in this case be stayed until
the further order of this court. and that
rule issue returnable January 3. 1911.
against George w. Hanna. Stephen d.
TTipp, w. D. Vincent, o. l.. Shade and
George P. Randall to shCw cause why.
upon the grounds and for the reasons
stated in the petition of the Merrimacl,
River Savings Bank, filed in this case
December q. 1910, an attachment should
not issue against them respectively for
contempt of this court and of it's .au-
thority.
No 93 Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
way Company, plaintiff in errcr ast. the
United States:
No 127. Colorado and Northwestern
Railroad Company. plaintiff in error, ast.
the United States, and
No. 1871. Southern Railway Company,
plaintiff in error agt the United States;
motion to advance these three cases to be
heard Immediately after Nos. IS and 329
granted.
No. 772. The state of New Jersey. petit
toner, agt. Franklin Trust Company ct
al; petition for a writ of certiorari to
the United States circuit court of appeals
for the first circuit denied
No. 10. The Standard Oil Company of
New York. petitioner, agt the United
States; petition for writ of certiorari to
the United States circuit of appeals for
the second circuit denied.
NO. 49,. Natlonai surety Company. pc
titioner agt. Kansas City Hydraulic
Press Brick Company: petition for writ
of certiorari to the United States circuit
court of appeals for the eighth circuit
denied.
No. $40 Roland F. Dublin. claimant,
surance Company; petition for a writ of
certiOrari to the United States circuit
court of appeals for the second circuit de-
MED.
LII LII.
in error. agt. the Chicago City Railway
Company ct al; in error to the supreme
court of the state of Illinois; per curtain.
AS it does not appear from the record
that this court has jurisdiction in this
case. the writ of error is dismissed for
want of jurisdiction.
Nos. Is and 81. Julio Aybar. appellant
ast the people of Porto Rico: appeals
from the supreme court of Porto Rico
AS jurisdiction in this court does not ap-
pear from the records in these cases. the
appeal in each case is dismissed for want
of jurisdiction.
Mr. Justice Harlan also announced that
the court will take recess from Monday,
the 18TH instant, to Tue day, January ).
1911.
No. $50. The state of Minnesota ex rel.
Jalmer M. Larsen. plaintiff in error, agt.
Hugh r. Scott as auditor of the county
of Hennepin: motion to dismiss submitted
by Mr.. John a. kratZ, jr., in behalf of
Mr.. Milton d. Purdy for the defendant in
error in support of the motion and by
Mr.. Carl Strover for the plaintiff in error
in opposition thereto.
No. G57. The Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way Company. plaintiff in error, agt. w.
q. Ccnley, Attorney General ct al; mo-
ton to dismiss or affirm submitted by
Mr.. William G. Conley for the defendants
in error in support OF the motion, and by
Mr.. +. E. Enslow, Mr.. Fl. r. Wickham
and Mr.. w. F. Chiffon for the plaintiff
in error i'm opposition thereto.
No. . original. The people of the state
of New York. compliments, agt. state of
New York for leave to intervene sub
mitted by Mr.. William Fl. Jackson in
support of the motion, and by Mr.. Joseph
Ccult. Mr.. Thomas II. McCarter and Mr..
Edmund Wilson for the defendants in OPP
position thereto.
No. 4. Original. FIX parte. In the matter
of William w. Bierce, Limited. petitioner:
petition for writ of mandamus dis
missed. on motion of Mr. Frederick D..
Mckinney, for the petitioner.
No. IS r. Nj. Delk, petitioner. agt st.
Louis and San Francisco Railroad Com
pany: leave granted to Mr.. Frederic ..
Mckinney to withdraw his appearance
herein for the petitioner. on motion of
No 524. The First National Bank Of
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. appellant. agt
Guarantee Title and Trust Company.
trustee. etc: appeal from the United
states circuit court or appeals Tor the
third circuit: dismissed with costs. per
stipulation. and on motion of Mr.. Fred
eric D. Mckinney for the appellant
No 500 Pabst Brewing Company, pc
titioner agt. Charles Thorley: petition for
writ of cer:iorari to the United States
circuit court of appeals for the second cir
cult submitted by Mr.. Frederic .. Me-
Kenney in behalf of Mr.. A. S. Gilbert and
Mr. J. NJ. Mayer for the petitioner. and
by Mr. Harold Nathan for the respondent
No. SIG. Murray CorringtOn ct al. petit
TONERS. agt the Westinghouse Air Brake
Company: petition for writ of cert-
orari to the United States circuit court Of
appeals for the second circuit submitted
by Mr.. Frederic d. Mckinney in behalf
of Mr.. William G. Choate for the petit
toner's and by Mr.. Thomas B. Kerr, Mr.
j. SnowGen Bell and Mr.. Edward A.
Wright for the respondent.
No. Az George Godfrey Moore ct al,
etc. petitioners, agt. Security Trust and
Life Insurance Company, petition for
writ of certiorari to the United States cir
cult court of appeals for the eighth cir
cult submitted by Mr.. John Q. Thompson
in behalf of MIR. Robert Stone Mr.. d. r.
Kite and Mr.. James A. Troutman for
the petitioners.
No. :>S7. Samuel d. Gromer, treasurer