The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-26
NO CONFLICT IN
ACCIDENT LAWS
The Supreme Court Hcsss That Rail-
roads Must Report All
Accidents.

SUklahoma City, July 2A.-rhe fed
eGal and state laws requiring railroads
to report all accidents are not in con-
ftict according to an opinion by JUS
tice Kane of the supreme court, hand
ed down Tuesday Neither is the state
law requiring that railroads report
such accidents to the corporation COM
emission restriction on interstate
commerce. The opinion was given in
the appeal of the Calf, Colorado and
Santa Fe railway company from an
order of rhe corporation commission
timing the railroad company $500 for
failing TO make a report to the com
mission within a specified time, on the
derailment of a passenger train. After
the appeal was filed. it was stipulated
| that the fine should be reduced from
$500 to 81.
The order of the corporation COM
mission was affirIneH.
Another opinion which saastains the
eorponation commission was handed
down in the appeal of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe railway COM
tpany from a fine CT $25, imposed by
4 the corporation commission for failure
to comply with an eadar itoi fEle a tariff
on rates on fruits and vegetables in
Refrigerator cars. The ,qpinion was
.Eby JustiSe Williams
Other opinions handed idown Tues
i day are as follows:
a By Justice Williams-W III. Lawson
let al, VS. Frederick Zeigler, Mcintosh
tcounty, dismissed, William Banks VS.
Ia. D. Clark, Tulsa county, dismissed;
tSchool district number 29, McClain
koounty, sys. First National hank, Nc
EClain county, dismissed; w. A. Rich
Eardson ct al. VS.. PARKER Mcconnell and
Eeonipany, Tillman county, affirmed
/ BY Justice Kane-The w H. Ash
Hey silk company vs. Oklahoma Fire
INSURANCE company, Oklahoma county
reversed ard remanded; Consolidated
Senool district numbeg I, Alfalfa coun
Ety VS.. School district number "a, Al
galfa county, reversed and remanded
w. T.. Evans and st. Louis and Sar
Frmlcisco Railway company ys. G. S
Brown VS.. Marget b. Brwon, Oklaho
ma county, affirmed; State Gf Okla
homa VS. George M. RAIDER ct sL, Ellis
Icounty, reversed and remanded; Banl
of Fairview VS.. B. f. Martin anC
Emma Martin, Major county, affirmed
F. M. Snider vs.. T. J. Perkins and R
T. Davis, Bryan county. affirmed
United States Express company VS.
State of Oklahosna and J. A. Hynd
man, appeal from order of corporation
commission requiring appellant t,
maintain an uptown Office in Hobart
affirmed
BY Justice Hayes-Neil P. Ander
son ct AL Us. B. w. McMahan ct al
Jackson county, dismissed; Cheroke,
National bank VS. Union Trust com
pany, Craig county. affirmed; inter
national Bank of Bristow VS.. Henr!
Bowser, Okmulgee county, reverseI
and remanded; City Of Shawnee VS.
State Publishing company, Pottawa
tomie county, dismissed; State of Ok
lahoma VS.. D. w Poor, Pottawatomi'
county. dismissed. George Harlow VS.
Commissioners of Payne county, Payne
county, reversed and remanded; Hen
derson Sturges Piano company VS.. 7
J. Smith, sheriff Pontotoc county, re
) versed; Tyler Commercial college vs.
Alta e. Stapleton, Logan county, al
firmed: George Ferguson VS.. A. G. Nc
: Kee. Adair county, affirmed.