The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-11
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purposes The legislature of 1908
passed a law prohibiting the manufac-
ture and sale of liquor for any pur-
pose, the absolute prohibition law.
Weiss was arrested at Wichita for sell
ing liquor and he was convicted. He
appealed to the supreme court on the
ground that his sales were for medici-
nal purposes and that the legislature
did not have the right to stop the sale
OF liquor for the purposes excepted in
the constitution. The supreme court
for the first time today held that the
absolute prohibition law of 1903 is
constitutional. It also held, as mat
ter Of fact, that it would be constitu-
tional even If the amendment adopted
in 1880 had never been submitted.
Supreme Court Decisions.
list of opinions handed down by the
state supreme court on Saturday the 11-n
day OF February. 1911:
BY JOHNSTON, c. ].
Matte Crelly. appellee, VS.. Missouri and
Kansas Telephone Co., a corporation; APP
peal from Crawford county. Reversed
and 'remanded with directions to sustain
the demurrer to appellees evidence and
enter Judgment in favor of the appellant.
Eliza Williams, appellant, vs. Melissa
Campbell ct al. appeilees; appeal from
AtchiSOn county. Reversed and remand
ed for new trial.
In the matter of the application of John
A. Cole for the writ OF hapeas corpus
(John A. Cole appellanD; appeal from
Saline county. Reversed and remanded
for further proceedings.
Michael Aaron ct al, appellees, VS.. Mis-
souri, and Kansas Telephone Co., cor
poration; appeal from Leavenworth coun-
tEi Reversed and remanaea Tor a ne"
BY BURCH. ].
A. R. King, appellant, VS.. Charles Z.
Gibson ct al, appeliees;, appeal from
Sherman county. Affirmed.
Fred Robertson ct al, appellants, VS.:
the Board of County CommissionTers 81
Rawlins county, appellees; appeal from
Rawlins county. Modified and renamed
for further proceedings; costs taxed
against the appellants.
State of Kansas, appellant, VS.. the City
o. Ottawa, appellee; appeal from Frank
lin county. Reversed so far as Judgment
is unfavorable to the state and remanded
tor judgment in harmony with the views
of the court as expressed in its written
opinion.
H p Faris. appellant. VS.. George w.
Finnup ct al, appellees; appear from
Finney county. Affirmed. Mason, j.,
not sitting. West, j., concurrlng spe-
cially.
Henry H. Routh, appellee. vs. Board OF
County Commissioners, Finney Co., appel
liant; appeal from Finney county. AZ
firmed.
Woodmen of America ct al, appellants;
appeal from Wyandotte county Al
t1rmed.
John Haughton ct al, appellants, VS.;
w. ]. Bilson ct ALL, appellees; appeal
from Greenwood county. Reversed ana
remanded for further proceedings.
BY SMITH. ].
w. E. Hayes, appellee. VS.. the M. K; &
T. Ry. Co., appellant; appeal from Allen
county Reversed and remanded for
new trial.
Charles E. Stevens, appellee. VS.. the NJ.
K & T. Ry Co., appellant; appeal from
Labette county. Affirmed.
Alice c.. Wingfield, appellant, VS., J. c.
AIcCllntock ct al. appellees; appeal from
Geary county. Modified; judgment as to
DR.. Bowen sustained; Judgment as to Nc
Clintock and King reversed. Burch, j..
dissenting.
Henry s. Ireton, appellant. VS.. R. NJ.
Thomas, appellee; appeal from Neosho
Charles P. Collier, appellee. VS.. W. L.
Monger, appellant; appeal from Labetta
county. Affirmed.
The City of Minneola, appellee, vs.; L.
C. Naylor. appellant; appeal from Clark
county. Affirmed.
BY PORTER, J.
E. H Elliott appellee. vs.. Q. B. Hudson
ct al, appellants; appeal from Haskell
county. Affirmed.
Marie s. Walline ct al. appellees. VS..
N. T. Olson ct al, appellants; appeal
from Me- nerson county. Reversed and
ment for defendants.
Ca larine Weedman, appellant, VS..
Charles Fowler. appellee: appeal from
Kingman county. Affirmed.
Matteo Greco, a minor, ETC., appellee,
VS.. the Western States Portland Cement
Co., appellant; appeal from Montgomery
county. Reversed and remanded for
new trial. Benson, j., and West, j., dis
senting.