The Washington herald., 1916-04-18
suprem. Court of the United States

Justice Hughes. Mr.. Justice Van Devan-
ter. Mr.. Justice Pitney and Mr.. Justice
McRsynolds.
John t. G. Crawford. OF Jacksonville,
Fla; Eugene L. Bondy. Of New YORK
City; Joseph A. worsham. OF Dallas.
KY; Nose seaton Cohen. OF Butte. Mont
Davidson Mcneil Alexander, Of Fort
Worth. Tex: Harmon o'Neii Acun. of
Knoxville. Tenn; and Robert Rentoul
Reed. of New York City, and Wallace
Batchelder. of Bethel. VT. were admitted
to practice.
No $50 Allan H. Richardson. as treas
urer of Porto Rico. plaintiff in error, VS..
the Fajardo Sugar Company. In error
to the District Court Of the United States
for Porto Rico. Judgment affirmed with
costs opinion by Mr.. Justice Mercy
nolds
No. I7s. G. & 8. Merriam Company. APP
pellant, VS.. Arthur J. Ssalheld. ct al.
Appeal from the District Court OF the
United States for the Northern District
OF Ohio. Decree affirmed with costs.
Opinion by Mr.. Justice Pitney.
No. 523 The Texas and Pacific Railway
Company, PLAINTIFF in error, VS.. A R
Rigsby. In error to the United States
Circuit Court OF Appeals for the Fifth
Circuit Judgment affirmed with costs.
and cause remanded to the District Court
OF the United States for the Eastern Dis
trict Of Texas. Opinion by Mr.. Justice
Fftney
No. S7s z. C. Osborne, receiver. etc.
plaintiff in error. VS.. Jennie B. Gray. In
error to the Supreme Court OF the State
OF Tennessee. Judgment affirmed with
costs. Opinion by Mr.. Justice Hughes.
No. IA. Thomas Kelley, appellant. VS.
Elvin J. Griffin, jailor Of Lake County,
Illinois, ct al. Appeal from the District
Fov- NJ Lzaz ~
ern District Of Illinois. Final order af-
firTned with costs. opinion by Mr.. JUS
tice Holmes.
No ST. Chin Fong, appellant. VS..
Samuel w. Backus, commissioner, etc.
Appeal from the District Court Of the
United States for the northern district
OF California. Dismissed for the want OF
jurisdiction. Opinion by Mr.. Justice Nc
Eenna. CMr. Justice McReynolds took
no part in the consideration or decision
OF this caseO
The Chief Justice announced the fol-
lowing orders of the court:
No. $50. The Missouri Pacific Railway
Company, plaintiff in error. VS.. The
Larabee Flour Mills Company. In error
to the Supreme Court Of the State Of
Kansas. Per curiam: Dismissed for
want OF Jurisdiction with ten percentum
damages upon the authority Of:
ID Roberts VS.. Cooper, 20 How. 4s7,
~: Supervisors VS.. Kennicott. % U. s.
zeS; Clark VS.. Keith, 106 U. 8. 4S4: Chat
IN vs. Taylor. I1s U. S. 5S7. 81; Thomas
vs.. Maxwell Land Grant Co., 1Ss U. S.
81. 455; Illinois VS.. Illinois Central Rail-
road Company. 1s4 U. S. a, So-s3.
C9 Missouri Pacific Railway Company
NJ. Larabee Flour Mills Co., M u. g
CO; Missouri Pacific Railway Co. vs.
Larabee Flour Mills Co., "a U. 8. t5s.
No. s61. Allison Manchester. plaintiff
nlissioners Of the City OF Hartford.
No. S6L Allison Manchester ct al,
plaintiffs in error, vs. the Board of Wa
ter Commissioners Of the City of Hart
foTd: and
No. SIS. Emma Manchester ct al
plaintiffs in error. vs.. the Board of Wa
ter Commissioners of the City OF Hart
ford. In error to the Supreme Court of
Errors OF the State Of Connecticut. Per
curiam: Judgment affirmed with costs
Upon the authority OF Fallbrook Irriga-
tlCn District VS.. Bradley, 1s4 U. s. 112
I5O: Clark VS.. Nash, 19s U. 8. 36l, 367-
S69: HairstOn VS.. Danville and Western
Railway, sos L. S. 5ss; Union Lime Co.
W. Chicago and Northwestern Railway,
- L. S. I'll, 21s-219; O'Neill vs. Leamer,
- U. s. PA. 20; Mount Vernon Cotton
Go. VS.. Alabama Power Co, 24o q. 8. 30.
s.
No. -, original; ex parts in the
matter of James ]. Griffin and Gordon
NJ Peacock, petitioners; motion for
leave to file petition for writ Of man
Camus denied.
No. 775-Lucinda Burton. PLAINTIFF in
error, VS.. the New York Central &
Hudson River Railroad Company; mo-
tion to advance denied.
No. 945-City OF Birmingham, plain
tin in error, VS.. D. J. O'Connell; mo-
tiOn to advance denied without preJu-
dice.
No. 9iI-Harry T. Hall. etc, appel
liant, VS.. as Geiger-Jones Company.
No. s42-Harry T. Hall etc, appel
liant, VS.. Don. c. Coultrap.
No. s43-Harry T. Hall, ct al. etc,
APPELLANTS, VS.. William r. Rose, ct al;
motion to advance granted and as
signed for that day.
No. 629-Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road Company, plaintiff in error, VS..
Lizzie NJ. Minis, as administrator, etc.
ordered that this case be placed on
the summary docket
No. s14-Charles 8. Buchanan. plain
tin in error VS. William Warley; or
dered that this case be restored to the
docket for reargument before a full
bench.
No. 9O5-w. A. Gaines & Company
vs. the United States; petition for
writ Of certiorari to the United States
Circuit denied.
No 921-Charles T. Tucker, petition
er, VS.. the United States; petition for
a writ Of certiorari to the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals for the
Sixth Circuit denied
No. s5S-John- K. Rose, etc, ct al,
petitioners, VS.. Peter McClelland, jr.;
Petition for writ of certiorari to the
United States Circuit Cour of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit denied.
No. 944-Anna s. Hopkins. petitioner,
VS. Lawrence Hull, trustee, etc; petit
tlon for a writ of certiorari to the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
peals for the Second Circuit denied.
No. eS. Alexander Nisbet, as connrnIs-
slouer. etc. petitioner. VS. the Federal
Tile and Trust Company. Petition for
writ Of eertiorari to the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth
Circuit denied.
The Chief Justice also announced that
there win be no session OF the court on
the 2lst instant, that day being Good Fri
day.
No. $50 r. Drew caminetti, petitioner.
VS.. the United States. and
No. go. Maury /. Dfggs. petitioner, VS.
the United States. Motion to advance for