Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30
THE COURTS
Court Of Appeals.

Present: The chief justice. Mr.. JUS
tice Robb and Mr.. Justice Van Orsdel.
Benjamin L. Jackson and Rufus S. Day
were admitted to practice.
No. 2oS1 Chesapeake Beach Railway
Company agt. Brez. judgment against
each defendant affirmed with costs: opin-
ION by Chief Justice Shepard. Justice
Van Orsdel dissenting.
No. 2391- Prall agt. Prall: decree modi-
fled as to conform to the opinion of
this court and as so modified affirmed
with costs: opinion by Mr.. Justice Robb.
No. 1893. United States use of District
Of Columbia agt. Bayly ct al: Judgment
affirmed with costs; opinion by Mr. JUS
tice Van Orsdel.
No. o362 Patterson agt United States;
judgment affirmed opinion by Chief JUS
tice Shepard
No. 76l. Patent appeal In re indie
pendent Breweries; decision of commits
sioner Of patents affirmed; opinion by
Mr. Justice Robb.
No 765. Patent appeal. Bolin agt
Slingluff: decision of commissioner of
patents affirmed; opinion by Mr.. Justice
Van Orsdel.
No 100 Patent appeal. Deitsch Broth
ers agt. Loonen: decision Of commissioner
of patents affirmed; opinion by Chief
Justice Shepard.
decision of commissioner of patents af
f1rmed opinion by Mr.. Justice Robb.
No. 49, Patent appeal. In re Hodkin-
son. decision of commissioner of patents
affirmed; opinion by Mr.. Justice Van
Orsdel.
No. 7ss. Patent appeal. Western Elec-
trio Company agt. Martin; decision of
commissioner of patents affirmed; opinion
by Mr.. Justice Robb
No. 2317. Armstrong agt. Pennebaker
ct al: decree reversed with costs and
cause reversed with instruction to enter a
decree awarding fund to John A Arm
strong and others in their respective
shares under the contracts in pursuance
of which the fund was deposited in the
American National Bank. interpreted in
accordance with the opinion Of this court
opinion by Justice Stafford.
No. TO Patent appeal. Slick agt
Hansen: decision Of commissioner of pat
ents reversed; opinion by Mr.. Justice
Van Orsdel.
No 100 Patent appeal. Lederer agt.
Walker: decision of commissioner of pat
ents affirmed; opinion by Chief Justice
Shepard.
No. 767 Patent appeal Williams agt.
Barnes; decision of commissioner of pat
ents affirmed opinion by Mr.. Justice
Rohb.
Nos. 80 and 7s1. Patent appeals. Cleal
agt Hopkins and Hopkins agt. Cleal;
decision of commissioner of patents af-
firmed; opinion by Mr.. Justice Van Ars-
del
No III Patent appeal Putnam agt.
Wetmore: decision of commissioner Of
patents affirmed; opinion by Chief JUS
tice Shepard.
No 116. Patent appeal. Levering COT
fee Company agt. Merchants Coffee Com
pany; decision of commissioner of pat
ents affirmed; opinion by Mr.. Justice
Robb
No. 237S Davis agt. Pepnebaker and
Summers agt Pennebaker: decree, in so
far as it dismisses the intervening petit
ton of Henry E. Davis. affirmed with
costs: in so far as 1t directs payment of
fund to Charles D. Pennebaker or his at
torney, of fund. reversed; opinion by Mr..
Justice Stafford
No 1895. United States ex rel Scott
agt.. Moore: notion for writ of error to
remove cause to United States Supreme
Court denied.
Ne. 2s2, United States ex rel. Jones
agt. Fisher; mandate ordered to issue
forthwith.
Adjourned for the term. -