The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-04
STATE SUPREME Court
PUTS IN VERY BUSY DAY

st. Paul, April 2.-When promptly
at 9:3G O'Clock yesterday morning,
William f. Yale. the venerable mar
shall of the supreme court, raped
for order in the crowded court cham
Der and with the familiar Hear Ye,
Hear Ye,' announced the opening of
the April term. the court began
new era in it's history.
When the constitution Of Mime
sofa was framed its makers could
not conceive that the time might
como when il would be necessary
to have more than five Judges on
the states biafcsl court. This limita-
ton has not yet been removed, but
last month the legislature authorized
the court TO appoint two commission
ers to sit with it, their decisions 20
be passed on by the five justices be
fore being announced. These com
missioners are Judge >Myron d. Tay-
lor of ST. Cloud and Judge Homer
b. Dibell OF Duluth.
Today for the first time in the his
tory of the state more than five
men occupied the bench. There
should have been seven present,
three on each side of Chief Justice
Brown. but Judge Dibell was delayed
and did not reach st. Paul until this
morning
That the supreme court needed the
assistance provided by the legisla-
ture was more than ever apparent
this morning More than 200 lawyers
from every section Of the state were
on hand at the opening of the term,
and The time of the court was taken
UP with the setting of cases. There
are 276 appeals listed on the docket.
This is the heaviest April calendar
in the history of the court and aver
ages fifty cases more than the usual
term record.
The new order Of things viii al
low the hearing Of arguments in
three instead of two cases, as has
been the custom each day. 1t is
likely some arrangements will be
made so that in the arguments of
the routine matters not more than
five justices viii sit on the bench,
thus relieving two or more so that
they may be preparing decisions.
The oath of Office was admins
tered to Judge Taylor by Chief JUS
tice Brown and he took his seat at
the extreme left Of the bench The
only indication that the commission
ers are not real justices is that the
chairs provided for them are some
what less stately and lack the high
backs OF those used by the justices.
-Four of the cases on the calendar
are proceedings for the disbarment
of attorneys. The proceedings were
instituted by the state board of law
examiners. Those cited are: Thomas
V. Novotny and Frank f. Downey,
st. Paul; C.. ID. Bensel, Minneapolis,
and Joseph Van Buren, De La Mott,
Duluth. The Downey case was set
for April Is and the others passed.
Commissioners will be appointed to
take the evidence.
Local Cases Called.
The following cases in which
Mankato citizens and Mankato law
yers are interested were called. on
st. Paul yesterday.
Farmers National Bank of Mime
sofa Lake versus George Scheidt and
Peter Kremer. H. L. and J. w.
Schmitt, attorneys for the plaintiff;
C, o. Daley, attorney for the defend
ant
Farmers National Bank of Mime
sofa Lake versus Bennett Grain COM
pany, Frank Brecht and Florine
Brestch II. L. and J. w. Schmitt,
attorneys for the plaintiff: G.. O.
Daley, attorney for the defendant.
ltasca Cedar and Tie company YER
sus George A. Mckinley, C. N. Son
nesyn and the Brainerd Lumber and
Mercantile company H. L. and J.
w. Schmitt, attorneys for the de
PENDANTS
Louis J. Fox versus the Chicago
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
Railway company. S. B. Wilson is
attorney for the plaintiff and Pfau
q Laurisch are attorneys for the de-
PENDANTS The date of the trial is
April 90
National Bank of Commerce versus
c. w. Jessup. Hughes & Ellsworth
are attorneys for the plaintiff and
Thomas Hughes for the defendant.
The case will be tried on May Z.
George Lindquist versus w. w.
Gibbs. S, B. Wilson, attorney for
the plaintiff, and Hammond G. Pal
mer for the defendant Date of trial
May IS.
Skoog G. Johnson versus Mayer
! Brothers. S. b. Wilson is attorney
for the plaintiff and C. o. Daley will
| appears for the defendant Date of
trial is June s.
Q. n: Sonnesyn versus Henry Haw-
baker. Hammond e Palmer are at
torneys for the plaintiff and S. b.
| Wilson and G. L. Logan will appear
for the defendant. The case will be
heard June s..