Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-10-20
lions made by the railroad.
$4,000 Per Leg.

tons made by the railroad.
S12,5OO Per Leg.
J. A. McMichael formerly was
foreman in the construction depart
ment of the Southwestern Telegraph
& Telephone company, and while
waiting for a train at Georges Spur,
in independence county, March Is,
1913. was injured. He was run over
and both legs severed. McMichael
was brought to Little Rock and was
placed in a hospital. where he remain
several months Later he brought
suit in the independence circuit court
for $4,000 damages. The supreme
court today modified the verdict of
the lower court, sustaining the decree
but reducing the damages from $780,
600 to $4,000.
Murder Verdict Lessened.
Dan Price stabbed and killed Jesse
Patton in Miller county and was sem
fenced to 81 years in the penitentiary
when convicted of second degree muir
der. Today the supreme court handed
down a compromise opinion, in that it
will sustain the lower court if the
charge is reduced from second de-
gree murder to voluntary manslaugh-
ter. Unless the attorney general
within Is days, to reduce the charge,
the case is reversed. Price accused
Patton of making untrue remarks
about Prices conduct toward a young
woman. When Price and Patton met
to settle their differences Price drew
pocket knife and stabbed Patton,
causing his death.
The following opinions were render
ed and proceedings had in the SUI
preme court today:
McCulloch, C. j.
st. Louis, Iron Mountain and South
ern Railroad company VS.. State, from
Garland circuit; affirmed.
Dan Price VS.. State, from Miller
circuit; reversed and remanded, un-
less the attorney general will within
fifteen days consent to a conviction
for manslaughter.
John r: Hirschman VS.. J. w. Fore
hand, from Poinsett chancery; at
firmed.
w. A. Smith & Bro VS.. Spinnenweb-
Der & Peters, from Randolph circuit;
reversed and remanded.
Wood, J.
State Bank of Decatur VS.. w. W.
Sanders, from Benton chancery; af-
firmed.
ST. Louis, Iron Mountain and South
ern Railroad company VS.. J. A. Nc
Michael, from independence circuit;
modified and affirmed for $4,000.
Hart, j.
oe Ao1H0 m
way, use, ETC., from Craighead cir
cult affirmed
M. G. Trumbull VS.. William Harris,
from Montgomery circuit; affirmed.
Hattie Davis VS.. M. J. Hale, from
ssissippfchancery; affirmed and re-
versed
Kirby, J.-Louise B. Harnwell VS..
o. E. White ct al, from Pulaski chan
Gerry; reversed and remanded with di-
rections; McCulloch, C. J., concurs.
Smith, j.
Arthur Robertson VS.. Forehand,
from Poinsett chancery; affirmed.
E. H. Winkler VS.. Chas. T. Baxter
from Arkansas chancery; affirmed.
C. B. Hunt VS.. Mariana Electric
Co., from Lee Chancery; affirmed; Nc
Culloch, C. j., disqualified and not
participating.
Orders for Curtain.
Russell VS.. State, appellants time
for filing brief extended till November
18th.
Bank of Midland vs.. ]. A. Harris,
from Sebastian circuit; rehearing de-
MED; additional opinion by the chief
Justice; Hart and Kirby j. j., dissent.
l. H. Nakdimen VS.. Fort Smith and
Van Buren, Bridge district from Sc
bastian chancery; rehearing denied.
Memphis, Dallas and Gulf Railroad
company VS.. Robert w. Mitchell, from
Little River circuit; advanced and af-
firmed with penalty, as a delay case
l. Fort Smith Lumber company VS..
Charles Shackleford, from Cleburne
circuit; set for oral argument Novem-
Der End.
Kansas City Southern Railway COM
pany VS.. H. B. Wilson, from Little
River circuit; set for oral argument
November oD1