Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-23
JUDGES SHOW DETERMINATION
70 CATCH UP ON AccUMu.
LATED BUSINESS.
DIES MONIES MUST WAIT
FOR CAR FRANCHISE RULING
Aue. q FIXED as psts For Beginning
o. Work Of Tearing up Tracks I'm
lea. Nav Plan Is Evolved-Court Dr.
vided on Several Cases Upon Which
Rulings Wers Made Tuesday.
Special to Times Republican.

Des Moines, June 23.-The supreme
court on closing business for the term
yesterday indicated an intent 10 hustle
things along in court circles by direct
ing the clerk to include in the Septem-
Der docket everything filed up to
March 25. That is q later date than
ever before for fall term. II discloses
/. the fact that the court is Catching
I'D" with the lawyers and is in fact
just about as close 10 the things as
possible now.
The court reapponted c. ". Lyon
and James A. Dewitt 10 be members
OF the law examining board.
The court gave the Des Moines peo-
pie sixty days more IN which 70 sweat
and worry over their street car fran
chise puzzle fixing Aug. % as the date
for the commencement OF tearing Up
tracks, etc. This was the second ex-
tension of time for illegally operating
withou, a franchise or any special
rights.
The court also became liberal il the
matter OF alimony for a doctors wife
An order was entered that Beatrice
Eliza beth Jepson. Of Sioux City, should
receive $500 for attorneys fees from
formerly of the medical department Of
Iowa City; also sl0o for printing alb
stracts and get temporary alimony Of
$3.50 a month pending the determine
ton of her divorce suit.
The court ruled on a number OF mo-
tons to advance and granted most Of
them. and oyerru!ed some motions for
new trial, but nothing Of importance.
The court did not place on file de-
cisions in any of the big cases that
have been hanging fire for some time,
on which decisions are expected, but
may close these up and make some
additional filings before the end OF the
month Following cases were decided:
B. H. Jackson. appellant, vs.. Clara g.
Northrup. Polk county. Judge Nc
Henry: action for conversion Of funds;
affirmed. opinion by Evans.
W. r. Thompson VS.. Illinois Central
Railroad, appellant Harrison county.
Judge Arthur; damages for overflow
Of water; reversed. opinion by Evans;
dissent by Deemer and Weaver.
Henry yandewater VS.. c.. F. I. &
P. Railway, appellant, Adair county,
Judge Fahey; action to quiet title; af-
firmed. opinion by Gaynor; dissent by
Deemer and Salinger.
w. B. Doran vs.. Waterloo, Cedar
Falls & Northern. appellant, Bremen
county, Judge Kelley; personal injury
case; affirmed. opinion by Gaynor;
dissent by Deemer.
Several Disasreements.
Yesterday seemed to be a good day
for disagreements on the supreme
bench. In three OF the four opinions
placed on file there were dissenting
opinions filed. none. however. on any
great principle involved or question
that will apply in other cases. Chief
Justice Deemer wrote all three of the
dissenting opinions, but as to two OF
them had agreement from at least one
other.
In the case Of Doran VS.. Waterloo.
Cedar Falls & Northern Railway, from
Bremen county. the question involved
was as to responsibility for injury to
q car repairer at the car barns in
Waterloo four years ago. Doran was
crushed between cars when the ground
was covered with ice and slippery.
There was complaint Of excessive YER
dict, but the court found II was not
due TO passion and found support in
the evidence. But the main point OF
difference Of members Of the court was
as to instructions as to the company