Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-01
Important Decisions
THE following notes of cases are
from the West Publishing Company.
NEGRO SECTION OF A CAR.

NEGRO SECTION OF a CAR
that degree of intelligence which en-
ables hi INTO distinguish black from
ables him to distinguish black from
definitely. he must know q colored
person from white. In May VS..
Shreveport Traction Co, So Southern
Reporter, GIL, we find the case OF a
conductor who lacks even that much
ingenuity. The facts are: Plaintiff, a
white woman. boarded one Of defeand-
ants cars and took seat in the COM
partment assigned to white passengers.
Upon paying her fare. she was asked
by the conductor, Don't you belong
over there?" pointing to the seats re-
served for negro passengers, and des-
ignated by large sign marked. Col
ored" An argument eEsued. and the
attention OF the passengers was at
tracted PlSintif. Inundated and en-
barrassed. alighted from the car and
had that conductor arrested. He was
fined IS and released. This action was
then brought. and from a judgment for
defendant, plaintiff appeals. The sup
preme court Of Louisiana holds that
carrier is as much bound to protect
passengers from humiliation and insult
as from physical injury. and to apply
the term negro" 20 white person Is
humiliating and insulting. Tho the
particular term was not used. 1t was
intimated that she was negro, and
that was no less an insult. Judgment
was reversed, and damages for $3.50
ALLOW
FIANCEE'S CONTRACT.
Young men should take heed to the
case of Miller VS.. Loncoa. l27 New
York Supplement 80. Defendant be-
came engaged to the best girl in the
world Gn his e.tination1, one Miss
F'lamann. Now that he had the bird.
he very properly procured a cage. The
wedding Gay was set. and all might
have been well, had the near-Groom not
given the key for the nest to his
fiancee. But as fate will have dts way.
this he did. Miss Ffamann. after View
ing her future abode, was somewhat
disseminated, for she expected a more
gilded cage To remedy her feelings,
she entered into contract with plain
t;ff to paint and decorate the place. ac-
cording to her ideas Of a home beauti-
full. Plaintiff began work soon there
after, and had continued for more than
month. when he was requested By the
bride-elect to discontinue, for she had
found another contractor, who had a
| special shade Of wal, paper which she
liked better than his. Plaintiff quit
wrok. and now brings this action
against the future husband, to recover
for days wages and material used. The
, supreme court of New York, Kings
| county, holds that defendant is liable.
for his conduct dn instrustinR the key
to her and in consenting to the i'm
provements amounts to a ratification.
Moral: Have the cage gilded before Won
catch the bird
AMMONIA IN THE EYES.
Ammonia has its various uses, One
OF the latest discoveries Of this ya1u-
able chemical is that by certain pro-
| cess it will produce ice. The case of
Lemoine vs. Sullivan, 13x Southwest.
ern Reporter. 946, does not reveal a
! new use, but rather g. new misuse.
Plaintiff. suffering with tooth ache.
| went to defendants dental Office for
treatment The tooth was 4 back
one. and the dentist told him that j,
was badly liberated and should be ex-
| tracted. Some medicine was infected
in the gum, the tooth was extracted,
and while plaintiff was still in the
operating chair he tainted. When he
/ regafned CONSEQUENCES he was on the
| floor, and the dentist told him that ne
had spilled some ammonia in his
eyes. Plaintiff after having sufficient
~ recovered. went home and his wife
telephoned for q doctor, Cracked ice
was kept on his, eyes for nine days:
| two physicians attended him. and he
suffered greatly. upon recovering he
brought this action against the dental
nrm for damages and recovered $3.50
On appeal. the supreme court Of Ar
kansas hoi0s InRl lncre il pu|sss :.s: .s
evidences to- 4UDpOFt the verdict and