The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-14
TITLE TO WISCONSIN coMPANY's
TIMBER HOLDINGS
CiNCHEC.
MANY CASES OF LOCAL INTEREST
Both Marion and Pike Counties Con-
tinue Without Losing Any
Territory.

Jackson, Miss, March 14.-The
state of Mississippi again lost out in |
two importent cases submitted to the
supreme court recently at the sitting
of that body Mandoy, in both of which
tho public interest was involved. One
of these opinions handed down was in
overruling tde suggestion of error
filed by the attorney general and
counsel for the state in the somewhat
noted case styled Wisconsin Lumber
Company VS.. the state This case IN
volved the validity of titles to land ac-
CURED by the appellant concern upon
the allegation that the patents as
originally granted to the same tracts
of land were defective. During Feb
ruary the court handed down an opin-
ION reversing the decision of Chancel-
ior Thomas, which, had it been up
held, would have Immediately unset
tied titles 10 thousands of acres OF
land which had been similarly ac-
ouired and subsequently conveyed.
This was followed by q suggestion of
error by the state. which the appellate
court yesterday punctured, so that the
former Judgment is final.
The other state case was that
styled state ex rel S. S. Hudson. at
torney general, VS.. Warren Piggott ct
al, commissioners, being the Walthall
county contested election case, in
which the court directed the commits
sioners to meet and canvass the re-
turns as sent in by the managers of
the Slade and Hull election precincts,
ir Marion county, and make report to
the secretary of state. This city did,
with the resllt that there was a split
report, the majority finding against
the new county, and SO reported to
the secretary of state. Then counsel
for Tylertown, or in other words the
noncompliance with the mandate OF
tie court, which was argued and sum-
mitted last Saturday week. which the
court yesterday denied. 1t is quite
probable that the matter will stand
hitched where it is, for the present
time at any rate. and that both Marion
and Pike counties will continue as
they are at present, without further
shrinkage in order to provide new
county.
The following cases were announc
ed decided. the chief Justice handing
down all tho opinions:
Wisconsin Lumber Company VS.
state, chancery Issaquena county, sug
gestion or error overruled.
st. Louis and San Francisco Rail
road Company ct al, VS.. Mrs. Ida San
derson ct g., circuit Monroe county
affirmed.
W. D. Turner ct al, VS.. state, circuit
Jones county, affirmed.
Ada Allen ct al, VS.. Yazoo and Mis-
sissippi Valley Railroad Company
circuit, Adams county, affirmed.
Grand Lodge |. o. o. F., Distric
Grand Lodge United Order of Cd,
Fellows, chancery, Kinds county, al
firmed.
State ex rel S. s. Hudson, attorne.
general, vs.. Warren Piggott, ct al, cir
cult, Marion county, motion denied
City of Pass Christian VS.. Ernes
Fernandes, by next friend, Harrison
county, motion to re-instate sustain
ed.
Hattiesburg Lumber Company VS.
Esther Blair, circuit, Harrison county
affirmed.
Kate Taylor VS.. M. Garrett, char
cery, Issaquena county, motion to fiji
additional record sustained
E. Terrell VS.. state. circuit, Law
renee county, affirmed.
w. F. Hefiin ct al VS.. McIntos
Bros, circuit, Simpson county, a
iirmed.
Western Union Telegraph Compan
rs. ]. H. Dodson, circuit, Lawrenc
county, affirmed with remittur dow
to $500.
Thelma Collins VS.. state 1.-TWO cases