The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-24
DECISIONS II tDED DOWN
IN The SUPREME COURT

Monteomerv. January Especial J.
After a third appeal TO the supreme court
that tribunal has rendered final de-
cision in the case of Lovick W. Phillips
IS. the birmingham Industrial company
sent up from the Jefferson chancery
court. The original bill in the case was
| filed In June, 1908. by the birmingham
Industrial company to require Phillips to
turn over to the plaintiff in the cause
certain crop receipts. The Industrial
company had purchased $50 acres from
Phillips in Russell county, which was in
cultivation The lad was being used by
certain tenants of Phillips on the basis
of one-haIf interest in the crops raised.
the owner to furnish the teams, farming
implements and other farming acces-
sories.
The Industrial company claimed the
right to Phillips interest in these crops,
and chancery proceedings were brought
to require Phillips to turn over to the
plaintiff the funds accruing from the sale
of the crops.
After a long series of litigation the
ehancery court rendered a final decree
granting to the plaintiff s2,95754, with in
terest, and the decision of the lower court
was reversed by the supreme court. In
addition to reversing the Judgment of
the lower court, the higher court
rendered final decision in the matter,
litigation.
The supreme court affirmed the decision
of the Walker law and equity court In re-
fusing to award $4,000 damages to r. f..
Bowen for injuries received while work
ing in a mine operated by the Pennsyl-
vania Coal company The plaintiff was
struck by a rock or piece of slate fall
ing from the roof of the mine
The court put out 20 decisions, and
announced the rulings upon six applica-
tions for rehearings. The list of decisions
is the largest the court has put out dur
ing the present term
The following is the list of decisions:
Dowdell, C. IA. E. Wilson VS.. Mari
eta Roebuck, ct al. appeal from Jeffer-
son chancery court; affirmed.
Anderson, J.-City of Montgomery VS..
r. II. Greene ct al, appeal from Mont
gomery chancery court; affirmed.
]. t. Letcher, as guardian, etc., VS.. An
ME Bette Allen, ct al, appeal from
Montgomery city court: affirmed.
j. D. Hammer, Sr., VS.. s. M. Freeman,
appeal from Tuscaloosa chancery court,
corrected and affirmed
Martha E. Mays VS.. j. d. Burleson, ap-
peal from Marion circuit court; reversed
and remanded
E c. N Brown, ct al, vs. International
Harvester company of America, appeal
from Cullman circuit court; affirmed.
]. w. Carter VS.. Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad company. appeal from Wal
ker circuit court affirmed.
Us. Moore. ct al, VS.. Empire Land
company, appeal from Walker circuit
court; affirmed in part and reversed and
remanded.
Caldwell Watson Foundry and Machine
company VS. J. Frederick Watson, appeal
from Birmingham city court affirmed.
William c. McIntire VS.. Cudahy Pack
ing company appeal from Birmingham
city court affirmed.
j. A. Friddle VS. Louis Braun, appeal
from Birmingham city court; reversed
and remanded.
pany vs. Toulmin Cleveland eft al, ap-
peal from Mobile law and equity court;
affirmed.
City of Montgomery VS.. W. r. Nc
Dade ct al. appeal from Montgomery
chancery court: affirmed.
Lovick w. Philips VS.. Birmingham
Industrial company, appeal from JEFF
ferson chancery court reversed and
rendered.
Crawford Mercantile Co. VS.. James
Anderson eft al, appeal from Cullman
circuit court; reversed and remanded.
w. M. Drennen VS.. Mary Ann Jenkins