Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-22
THE COURTS.


Monday, December @. 1913
Present: The Chief Justice Mr.. JUS
tice McKenna, Mr.. Justice Holmes. Mr..
Justice Day. Mr.. Justice Hughes. Mr.. Jus
tice Van Devanter. Mr.. Justice Lamar
and Mr.. Justice Pitney.
Sylvester L. McLaurin OF Washington.
D. c.; Edward r. Harvey OF Washington,
D. c., and Joseph N. Ulman OF Baltimore,
Nd, were admitted to practice.
No. Al. Daniel W.. Baker. plaintiff in err
ror, agt Brainard H. Warner; in error to
the Court OF Appeals of the District of
Columbia; Judgment reversed, with costs,
and cause refnanded with directions to
remand the case to the Supreme Court of
the District Of Columbia with directions
| to grant q new trial and for further pro-
ceedings in conformity with the opinion
OF this court. Opinion by Mr.. Justice La
mar.
No. AZ. Daniel w. Baker. plaintiff in
error, agt. Brainard H. Warner: in err
ror to the Court Of Appeals of the Dis
trict of Columbia; dismissed for want
Of Jurisdiction: opinion by Mr.. Justice
Lamar.
No. los. Hagen John, guardian OF
| tiff in error, agt. Lewis Paullin ct al:
| In error to the supreme court Of the
state of Oklahoma; dismissed for want
of jurisdictions; opinion by Mr.. Justice
Van Devanter.
| No. 81. Phoenix Railway Company,
plaintiff in error, agt. Lee II. Lands,
administrator OF the estate Of George
w. Sanders, deceased; in error to the
| IONA; judgment affirmed with costs,
and cause remanded to the supreme
| court of the state Of Arizona: opinion
:! by Mr.. Justice Hughes.
No. %. The Pullman Company. ap--
pellant, agt. w. v. Knott controller OF
| the state of Florida; and
No. 15S. The Pullman Company, appel
| liant. agt w. V. Knott, controller of the
treasurer Of the state Of Florida; appeals
! from the circuit court of the United
| States for the northern district OF Flori
da: order OF substitution made at the
former term vacated, and appeals dis
| missed with costs. and cases remanded
to the district court of the United States
| for the northern district Of Florida; opin-
lon by Mr.. Justice Day.
No. 1O7. Seattle, Benton and Southern
Railway Company, plaintiff in error, agt
| the state of Washington ex rel. A. c.
Linhoff; in error to the supreme court of
the state Of Washington; dismissed for
| the want Of jurisdictions, opinion by Mr..
Justice Holmes.
| No. 49, The Aetna Life Insurance Com
pany. petitioner agt John T. Moore, ad-
ministrator Of John A. Salgue, deceased;
on writ Of certiorari to the United States
| circuit court OF appeals for the fifth cir
cult; Judgment reversed with costs, and
cause remanded to the district court of
the United States for the southern dis
trict OF Georgia for a new trial: opinion
by Mr.. Justice McKenna; dissenting, nir.
| Justice Pitney.
No. ~. The Prudential Insurance Com
pany Of America, petitioner, agt. John
| T. Moore, administrator Of John Andrew
Salgue, deceased; judgment reversed,
with costs, and cause remanded to the
| district court Of the United States for
the southern district Of Georgia for a
| new trial: opinion by Mr.. Justice Nc
Kenna; dissenting. Mr.. Justice Pitney.
No. 93. j. w. Springstead ct al, plain
| tiffs in error. agt Crawfordsville State
Bank: in error to the circuit court OF
the United States for the southern dis
| trict Of Florida: judgment reversed, with
costs, and cause remanded to the district
court Of the United States for the south
ern district Of Florida, with direction to
allow plaintiff to amend by alleging the
citizenship Of the original parties to the
paper within such time As the court shall
| think proper, and upon failure to do so
/ to dismiss for want OF jurisdictions: opin-
ion by Mr. Chief Justice White.
| The Chief Justice also announced the
following orders Of the court:
| No 3. Original. The people OF the
state of New York. complainant agt
state of New Jersey and Passaic Valley
sewerage commissions; ordered that the
sum of 5000 be allowed to James d.
Maher, ESQUIRE, as compensation for serv-
l ices rendered by him as commissioner
| herein, one-half of said amount to be
| paid by the complainant and One-haf by
| the defendant, said sum to be taxed as
| part Of the costs.