Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-01-26
Three BRAKEMEN
ACT AGAIN UPHELD
Kansas City Southern Loses
Case Before the Supreme
Court of Arkansas.

Little Rock, Jan. 25.-The three
brakeman" act was again upheld by
the Arkansas supreme court today
when 1t affirmed the conviction in
the Benton circuit court of the Kan
sas City Southern railway.
The railroad contended that it
could not be held under the act be
cause it does not have 30 or more
mile Of continuous trackage in the
tate. The lower court, however,
rendered judgment against the
railroad despite it's contention and
the supreme court affirmed the de-
cision Validity of the act has not
been determined by the supreme
court of the United States, although
case appealed from the Arkansas
courts is pending in the higher
tribunal.
Bigamist Loses.
Green Tanner. a resident of Pike
county, will have to serve a peniten-
tiary sentence for bigamy. The de-
cision of the Pike Circuit court con-
victing him was affirmed by the SUI
preme court today. According to evil
dence in the case Tanner married a
Miss Eula Hamilton in Montgomery
county on December 23 1906. and on
August IL, 1911, married Miss Katie
Watterson, who lived in Pike conn
ty. He was not divorced from the
first wife.
Decisions Rendered.
The following opinions were rend-
cred and proceedings had in the SUI
preme court today.
McCulloch. c. j.
Lizzie Kendall VS.. John CrenshaW
from Phillips chancery; affirmed.
w. S. Dickey VS.. Southwestern
Surety Insurance company, from
Crawford chancery; affirmed.
Wood, j.
George Sands ct al, receivers of
Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad
company, VS.. John Leslie, from
Searcy circuit; reversed and dismiss
ed as to railway company; affirmed
as to receivers and express company.
Hart. j.
l.. e. Langston, VS.. C. B. Blase,
from Union circuit: affirmed
J. N. Loveless VS.. c. A. Davis
from Sebastian chancery; reversed
and remanded.
Kirby, j.
Green Tanner VS.. state, from Pike
circuit; affirmed.
Kansas City Southern Railway
company VS.. State, from Benton Cir
cult; affirmed.
Smith, Il
skansab City & Memphis Railway
compans VS.. Earl Huff. from Benton
circuit: reversed and remanded; Nc.
Culloch, c. j., dissents.
j. F. Black ct al. VS.. Special school
district NO 2. from Miller circuit: af-
firmed; McCulloch, c. j.. dissents.
A. j. Cox VS. State. from Pike cir
cult; affirmed.
Maggie Norris VS.. r. w. Friend
from Mississippi circuit; reverse
and remanded.
The Fechheimer-K iefer company
VS.. julius J. Kempner, from Pulaski
circuit; reversed and remanded
Hart and Kirby, JJ., dissent.
Orders Per Curtain.
Dee Timer VS.. state, from Randolph
circuit: rehearing denied; additional
opinion by Kirby, j.
Neal Mclaughlin vs.. state, from
Franklin circuit; appellant given two
weeks from this date to file brief.
Louis Josephs, executor, VS.. Mrs
Mai Bryant. from Lawrence circuit
| rehearing denied.
James S. McKie VS.. Luella F. Nc
kie, from Garland chancery; rehear.
ing denied.
| Morgan Engineering company VS.
| Cache River Drinage district. from
Craighead circuit; rehearing denied
additional opinion by Hart, ].
| G. II, Bell VS.. Guy Phillips, from
Washington uhancery; renearing de-
MED.
| Buckley VS.. Collins: motion FOL
| Judgment on cost bond overruled
| Leach Friedman VS.. Fidelity Insur
anCe company, from Sebastian cir
cult; set for oral argument Februar,
is.