Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
THE COURTS.
United States Supreme Court.
Monday, January q, 1913.

Monday, January q. 1913.
resent: The Chief Justice. Mr.. justice
M Mckee, Mr.; Justice Holmes. Mr.
Justice Hughes. Mr.. Justice Van Devan-
| ter. Mr.. Justice Lamar and Mr.. Justice
Pitney.
Patrick D. Cronin of Boston. Mass; w.
Parker Jones of Stoneham Mass; Thorn
Walter scheli Gilchrist of Washington:
D: C.: Edmund Blanchard Quiggie Of
McElhattan, Pa; Thomas NJ Hyde Of
Charleston, W. Va: sydney R. Prince Of
Mobile. Ala: Harold w. Houston Of
Shreveport. La; Benjamin B. Jenkins
of Indianapolis. Ind: Edward B. Herndon
Francisco, CAL: Harry w. Miller Of
Portsmouth, Ohio: Roy B. Smith of
Roanoke. Va: Samuel Davis Stokes of
Williamson, w. Va, and F. j. Neissen of
Brooklyn, N. Y, were admitted to prac-
tice.
No. IS. j. Thorburn Ross, plaintiff in
| error. agt. the state of Oregon; in error
to the supreme court Of the state of
diction opinion by Mr.. Justice Van De-
vanter
No. -. The American Railroad Com
pany of Porto Rico. plaintiff in error,
agt.. FREDERICK Didrickson and his wife
Louisa Rodriguez: in error to the dis
trict court of the United States for Porto
Rico: judgment reversed, with costs, and
cause remanded with directions to award
new trial: opinion by Mr.. Justice Lurton {;
Mr.. Justice Holmes concurs in the result.
No. 500. Charles r. Heike,. petitioner,
agt. the United States: on writ of GER
tiorari to the United States circuit court
OF appeals for the second circuit: judg
| ment affirmed and cause remanded to the
district court Of the United States for
the southern district of New York; opin-
Ion by Mr.. Justice Holmes.
No. IS. Texas and New Orleans Rail
road Company ct al. plaintiffs in error,
the court Of civil appeals for the first
supreme judicial district of the State
| OF Texas; Judgment reversed with
costs. and cause remanded for further
| opinion of this court; opinion by Mr.. JUS
tice McKenna.
No. 6e6. Frederick de Barry & Co.,
plaintiff in error, agt the State
| court of the State Of louisiana; judg-
ment affirmed with costs; opinion by Mr..
! Chief Justice White.
No. 2s0. The Guardian Assurance
Company of London. Limited. plaintiff
in error. agt. Domingo Quintana; mo-
ton to dismiss or affirm denied with
out prejudice; opinion yMr. Chief JUS
tice White.
The Chief Justice also announced the
following orders of the court:
No 17s. George Engel, plaintiff in err
ror. agt. Blanche Engel and Louis Eek
hart, sheriff. In error to the supreme
court of the state of Iowa Per curtain:
Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction
with 10 per cent damages. waters-Pierce
OIL Company agt. Texas, 212 L. S., 112,
11S; McCorquodale agt Texas, I'll u. s.,
1872; Farrell agt. O.Brien. 1919 L. S. 100
1O1; Deming agt. Carlisle Packing Com
pany, decided December 2, 1912.
No. 1874 The Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe Railway Company. plaintiff in error.
agt. j. H. Thorn. In error to the county
court of Sabine county, state Of Texas
costs. and cause remanded for further
proceedings, under the authority of Gulf
Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company
agt. Dennis. 224 L. S., SOB.
No. -. Original. Elk parte. In the
matter of Benjamin F. Edwards, petit
toner. Motion for leave to file petition
for writs of mandamus and certiorari
granted, and rule to show cause awarded,
returnable Monday, February "a. next.
No. %. Wells. Fargo & Co. ct al,
plaintiffs in error. agt Neiman- Marcus
Company; motion for leave to file an ad-
ditional brief for the defendant in error
granted.
No 479. Missouri Pacific Railway Com
pany. plaintiff in error, agt. F. D. Lara
bee ct al. motion to dismiss Or affirm
postponed to the hearing on the merits.
No. 926 ]. c. Clements ct al. petition
ers. agt. George P. Northrop ct al. execu-
tors; petition for writ of certiorari to
the United States circuit court of ap-
peals for the fifth circuit denied.
No. 927. NJ. p. Hall ct al, petitioners.
agt. w. A. Huff ct al: petition. for a writ
Of certiorari to the United States circuit
court of appeals for the fifth circuit
denied.
The Chief Justice also announced that
the court will take a recess from Mon
day February 3, to Monday, February
"a next.
No. 94s. Congregation de la Mission de
San Vincente de Paul. appellant. agt.
Francisco Reyes Mijares and Banco
preme court of the Philippine Islands;
docketed and dismissed with costs on
motion of Mr.. Endus Browne for the APP
pellees.