Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-07-06
supreme COURT
DOES NOT RULE
On RACING BILL
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ton, CT the court, which will begin
EeXt Monday, the temporary victory
was given the "jitney" owners. I'm
der its provisions they can operate
unmolested by the ordinance for the
next four months, provided they file
the $1,000 bond with the supreme
court. D. NJ. Willis and six other
"jitney" owners in Fort Smith ap-
chancery court upheld validity of the
ordinance.
Mrs. Linnie Allison of Malvern got
too great a judgment against the
Rock Island, when the Hot Springs
circuit court gave her an 1915. YER
dict for being compelled to ride in a
negro coach for three miles, accord
ing to decision Of the supreme court
today, reversing the verdict and re-
handing the case for retrial.
I'VE would feel constrained to re-
verse the case because of excessive
ness Of the verdict if no other errors
had occurred in the trial." said the
opinion of the supreme court.
Mrs. Allison boarded a train at
Malvern to go a distance Of three
d
The affair took place on March Is,
1913. Mrs. Allison said in her COM
plant that the conductor forced her
to sit in the negro compartment OF
a combination car The railroad
conductor said that he asked heb to
sit there because there were no seats
in the other coach, and also said
there was but one negro in the COM
partment. The conductor further
testified that his own wife was sit
ting III the car with Mrs. Allison. a.st
In the suit Mrs. Allison alleged she
had to sit beside a negro, anu Was
greatly humiliated. The Hot Spring
circuit court awarded Der the SSI5
verdict. The reversal was attributed
to, errors in instructions to the jury,
with the notation that the court
would feel constrained to reverse the
case because of excessiveness of the
verdict a "a -
Ira Oglesby, an attorney of Fort
Smith, lost AN appeal to collect 81 900
as fees for Services rendered a for
mer county Judge of Sebastian coun-
ty during litigation over the building
of a courthouse. The decision of the
Sebastian circuit court was affirmed,
but Justices McCulloch and Wood dis
scented.
w. H. Garner won a suit involving
about s1,700 appealed by the Beatrice
Creamery company which lost in the
lower court, from the Pulaski chan
Gerry court. The supreme court affirm
ed the lower courts decision. The
suit was on bill.
Decisions Rendered.
The following opinions were rem
dered and proceedings had in the SUI
preme court today:
McCulloch, G. j.:
James & Hood Baldwin VS.. State,
from Sewer circuit; affirmed.
John Wilhelm VS.. Will Young, from
Cross circuit; affirmed
The st. Louis Southwestern Rail
way company VS.. |. W. Haynie e Co.,
from Ouachita circuit; reversed and
dismissed
s Wood, J.:
st. Louis Southwestern Railway
company VS.. George R. Wyhan, from
Monroe circuit; affirmed
NJ. A. Cost VS.. Maurice Fiddler, from
Craighead circuit; reversed and dis
missed.
F. W. Brickey VS.. Arthur Cotter,
from Lee chancery; affirmed.
Emmett Vaughan VS.. e. c. Blake
more, ct al, from Prairie chancery;
reversed and remanded with direc-
lions.
Hart, j.:
Arthur Whitener vs. State, from
Benton circuit; affirmed.
Emmett Vaughan VS.. Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific Railway company,
from Prairie chancery; affirmed.
The Beatrice Creamery company VS..
". H. Garner, from Pulaski chancery;
affirmed. McCulloch, C. j., and Kir-
by, j., dissent.
Ira ID. Oklesby VS.. Fort Smith Dis
trict of Sebastian county, from Sc
bastian circuit; affirmed. McCulloch,
C. J., and Wood, j., dissent.
Kirby, j.:
Kansas City Southern Railway
Ter circuit; reversed and remanded
Smith, j., dissents.
John Blackwell VS.. Charles T. Kin
ney, from Crittenden chancery; at
frmed. Smith, j., dissents.
Arena G. Hill VS.. ST. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern Railroad COM
pany, from Pope circuit; reversed and
remanded.
John G. Ray vs.. John A. Gregory
from Randolph circuit; affirmed.
Smith, j.;
j. B. Stone VS.. Prescott Special
district, from Nevada circuit; affirm
ed.
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway VS.. Lennie e. Allison, from
Hot Spring circuit; reversed and re
manded.
w. S. Hughes VS.. G. r. Roebuck
from Lee circuit; reversed and re
| manded. Kirby, j., dissents.
| Arkansas Fair association vs.
Earle W. Hodges, secretary OF state
from Pulaski chancery; appeal dis
| missed. Kirby, j., concurs in til,
| Judgment; Wood, j., thinks eass
should be affirmed.