Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-06-01
Supreme Court Upholds De- cision in Favor of Mrs. Lil-
 Han Wilson of Texarkana.
INSURANCE POLICY
 EXPIRATION TIME
Ruling of Supreme Court Is That Policy Includes Expiration Date. Signing Release of Liability
 Relieves Railroad.

Little Rock, May 31.-Judgment for $7,0O0 was awarded Mrs. Lillian Will son of Texarkana, widow of w. S.. Wilson, against the Cotton Belt rail- road through a supreme court deci- sion today which affirmed a verdict of the Miller circuit court. MT. Will son, former Cotton Belt engineer, was run down and killed by a passen- ger train near TeXarkana February 2S, 1914.
 w. N. Hardister of Batesville lost a damage suit against the Iron Moun- tain in which he asked $40.000 for personal injuries. He was injured in wreck near Bald Knob, December 6. 1912 According to the evidence, Hardistcr signed a liability release and gave it to the company shortly after the accident He received $40O for signing it, but later declared that he was coerced into signing it and that he attached his name when too sick to be cogEizant of his actions. He then filed suit for $40,000 damages. the lower court found against him and the decision was affirmed by the supreme court.
 > Important Insurance Ruling.
 An interesting insurance case was acted upon this morning. The Massa- chrsetts Bonding X Insurance con- pany was surety for local fire in surance company, and it's contract as surety expired March 1. 1913, when the Home Life & Accident company became surety for the fire insurance company. On the morning of March l., 1nSS cd by the fire insurance company. Before the policy was paid the hfe insurance company quit buslne ss, however.
 The Massachusetts company refus- ed to pay the policy, saying the Home Lice X Accident company was surety on March l. But the supreme court today held that as the bond read "eX- pires March 1" that it did not exrire until the end of that day, and as the fire occurred in the morning of that day, the original surety was liable.
 Decisions Rendered.
 The following opinions were dellv- cred and proceedings had in the sil- preme court today:
 By Chief Justice McCulloch
 Marvin McGough vs. State, appeal from Drew circuit; affirmed.
 Sam Bowen vs. John A. LoveWeli, appeal from Mississippi chancery; re- versed as to sureties on two of the bonds and affirmed as to sureties on bond given to governor.
 Bank of Hoxie vs. R. D. White, from Craighead circuit; affirmed.
 C. H. Steptoe vs. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad com pany, from White circuit; reversed and remanded Justice Hart concurs.
 By Justice Wood:
 Jim Harris vs. State, appeal from Lafayette circuit; reversed and re- manded with directions to sentence for murder in tho second degree. if attorney general so elects. otherwise reversed and remanded for a new trial
 Conway Lumber company vs. Della Hardin, from Faulkner chancery af- firmed.
 w. x. Hardister vs. St. Louis, Iron Mountain X Southern Railroad com pany, appeal from Jackson circuit; affirmed.
 Moin Carr vs. C. H. Triplett, from Jefferson chancery: affirmed.
 By Justice Hart:
 St. Louis, Southwestern Railway company vs. Mrs. Lillian Wilson, from Calhoun circuit: affirmed.
 Massachusetts Bonding and lnsur- ance company vs. Home Life X Accl- dent company, from Pulaski chan cery: affirmed Chief Justice McCul- loch dissents.
 Ry Justice Kirby:
 Special School District No. S3, Greene county, vs. H. G. Eubanks. from Greene circuit; affirmed.
 E. Kanis vs. E. NJ. Rogers, from Pu- laski circuit; affirmed.
 The ]. R. Watkins Medical company vs. T. c. Haynes, from Randolph cir cult; reversed and dismissed.
 By Justice Smith:
 Sidney X Mack Johnson vs. State, from Clay circuit: affirmed.
 Y A. Cole, IT,, vs. George E. Cole, from Craighead chancery; affirmed.
 J. A. Dudgeon vs. Amanda Dudseon, from Clay chancery; affirmed.
 S. A. Scott vs. McGrew, Perkins X Weber company, from Pulaski chan cery; affirmed on appeal; reversed on cross appeal and judgment here for cross appellants. Chief Justice Nc Culloch disqualified and not partlcl- pating.
 The following were enrolled to practice in supreme court: w. K. Ruddell, w. T. Adams, M. E. Sander son, Gordon Armitage, Thomas w. Clark, Joseph r. Wallace. F. E. Will son. James A. Miller and Frank w.. RaWles.