The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
STATE JURY LAW Is CONSTITUTIONAL
Hubbard's Case Remanded. Supreme Court Hands
 Down Decisions

Montgomery May I1.-(Special.)- The constitutionality of the state jury law has been upheld by the Alabama
 supreme court In the case of John Hubbard vs. the state, which was ap- pealed from the Jefferson county crim- inal court Hubbard was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of l Jim Galloway, and appealed the case to the higher court because of con tentions of the unconstitutionality of the jury law. The jury law was up 1 held. but the case was reversed and remanded because the criminal court of Jefferson county refused to give cer- tain charge. Hubbard was convicted in April, 1s1.
 The special act of the legislature of March 1. 1904. providing for the pay ments of the debts of the "old city of mobile was pronounced to be void by the supreme court on the grounds that the act was in violation of section 105 of the constitution. The decisiin of the supreme court grew out of an appeal from the Mobile law and equity court in the case of City Bank and Trust company vs state of Alabama ex rel, David D. Langan. Langan had pro- cured a writ of mandamus for the col lection of a salary from the City Bank and Trust company. and the bank ap- pealed on the grounds that the special act providing for the payment of the money was invalid. The higher tribunal denied the writ of mandamus and re versed and rendered the case.
 Other decisions handed down by the supreme court were as follows:
 Dowdell, c. J.-J. c. Wilkins vs. B. H. Hardaway, appeal from Chambers chan cery court; affirmed.
 City of Birmingham vs. John C. Forney, appeal from Jefferson chancery court; af- firmed.
 Simpson, J.-John D. Mott vs. M R. Jackson ct al, appeal from Mobile law and equity court; reversed, rendered and remanded.
 Theodore H. Guesnard ct al. vs. Theo- dore L. Guesnard. appeal from Mobile law and equity court affirmed.
 Alice Sheppard vs. the state of Ala banla, appeal from Chiffon circuit court; affirmed
 J. ". Bush vs. John Thomas, appeal from Birmingham city court; affirmed.
 F. P Dawson ct al. vs. W. B. Copeland ct al. appeal from Jefferson chancery court: affirmed.
 Paul Bulke vs. NJ. E. Bulke, appeal from Shelby county court (equity); reversed and rendered
 McEntire. Wagnon & Thomas Go. vs. Rock Hill Buggy company appeal from Gadsden city court; affirmed.
 D. K. Campbell ct al. vs. D. H. Cald- well ct al., appeal from Jackson chan cery court; corrected and affirmed.
 Manhattan Life Insurance company vs. Alice Hereford. appeal from Madison law and equity court affirmed w. c. Terry ct al. vs. Charlie Hood ct al.. appeal from Morgan law and equity i court: reversed and remanded. S. W. Irwin ct al. vs Daniel Coleman ct all, appeal from Morgan chancery court: affirmed.
 1 Mcclellan, J.-Tinie H. Suit vs. Republic Iron and Steel company, appeal from Jeff ferson circuit court; reversed and re- manded.
 Willis A. Lester vs. J. W. Walker, ap- peal from Birmingham city court; af- firmed.
 l J. F. Ellis vs. A B. vandergriff ct all, appeal from Birmingham city court; af- I firmed.
 D. F. Allen vs. Della w Enslen ct al, appeal from Jefferson chancery court; affirmed.
 Ex parte J. W. Jones' petition for man. damus in the supreme court; writ denied. Gussie Martin vs. Ance Martin as ad- ministrator, ct all, appeal from Anniston city court; reversed in part affirmed In part and remanded Louisville and Nashville Railroad com pany vs. W T. Holland, as administrator. etc, appeal from Limestone circuit court; affirmed
 Mayfeld, J.-Stephen Putney Shoe com pany vs. ". ". White ct al, appeal from Monroe circuit court: affirmed
 J. r. Smith vs. c. H. Young, appeal from Anniston city court affirmed. T. B. Horton ct al. vs. Southern Railway company. appeal from Colbert chancery court; affirmed