The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-09
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS


The following opinions were handed
down today by the supreme court:
BY Johnston, C. J..
William Keil ct AL etc, appellee VS..
c. M. Evans, appellant; appeal from
sedgwick county (Div - Affirmed.
A. r. Greenstreet, appellee VS.. Ida
B. Cheatum, ct al; appellants; appeal
from kingman county. Affirmed.
John S. Dawson, appellant VS. the
board of county commissioners of
Cherokee county; reversed and re-
manded with directions to enter judg
ment for plaintiff. Dawson, ]. not
sittinc.)
F. A. Andrews. appellee VS.. the I'm
ion Pacific Rid. Co., appellant; appeal
from Wyandotte county (Div. 81 At
firmed in part and reversed in part.
Thomas Lynn, appellee vs. B. M. Nc
Cue, ct al; (The Commonwealth Trust
Co. appellanD appeal from Haskell
county; appeal dismissed. dawson ].
not sitting)
State of Kansas ex rel, plaintiff VS..
George ]. Downer. judge etc, defen
dant. Original proceeding in man
damus, writ denied. Dawson, ]. not
sittine.)
BY Burch, J.
Board of county commissioners,
Cloud Co., appellee VS.. A. OFT, ct al;
on rehearing, former judgment of af-
lirmance adhered to.
William Danielson, appellant vs.
Bette Danielson, appellee; appeal
from Cloud county. Affirmed.
Kelley Johnson, appellant VS.. Fred
son. appellant; appeal from Shawnee
county DIV. p Affirmed
The city of Dunlap. appellee VS.. Min
ME E. Waters, appellant; appeal from
Morris county. Affirmed.
John Sexson. appellee VS.. A. B.
Gladhart, appellant; appeal from Wal
lace county. Affirmed.
James M Priest. etc, appellee VS..
the Bankers Life association of Des
Motnes. Ia, appellant; appeal from
Cloud county: reversed and remanded
with directions to overrule the demur-
rer to the answer.
Maude Dell Small, appellant VS.. A.
NJ Small, ct al; appellees: appeal from
Doniphan county Affirmed.
c. N. Hunt, plaintiff VS.. O. S. Glib
son, defendant; original proceeding in
quo warranto: judgment for plaintiff
Defendant ousted, and salary awarded
plaintiff.
BY Mason. j.
In restate of william F. Osborn,
deceased: appeal from Dousias couh-
ty Affirmed.
Seth Ely, appellee, VS.. The Wichita
Natural Gas Co, appellant; and Bell
Brothers & Mcdonald, appellee vs.
The Wichita Natural Gas Co., appel
liant. Appeals from Neosho county.
Reversed and remanded with direc-
tions to render judgment for the de-
fendant
J. F. Hollicke, appellee, VS.. The Mo.
Pac. Rly. Co., appellant. Appeal from
Sedgwick county DIV. p. Reversed
and remanded for a new trial
National Supply Co. of Kansas, ct al,
appellants. Appeal from Miami coun-
ty Affirmed.
M C. Wiley, appellee, VS.. j: w.
Goulding, appellant Appeal from
Finney county. Reversed ana remand
w. S. Cook, appellee, vs. w o.
Cook, ct al, appellants Appeal from
Lyon county. Affirmed.
BY Porter, j.
The Commercial State Bank, appel
lee, VS.. Arthur Baker, ct al, appel
lants, and Ben Hight, appellee: APP
peal from Woodson county. Affirmed.
J. B. Rhodes Lumber Co, appellee,
VS.. Victoria Morris, ct al, appellants.
Appeal from Morris county Affirmed.
Nanny Logon, appellee, VS.. The En-
pire District Electric Co., appellant.
Appeal from Cherokee county. At
firmed.
Levi B. Burlington, appellee, VS..
Adelia NJ. Patterson, ct al, appellants.
Appeal from Cowley county Affirm
ed.
A. H. McClung, ct al, appellants, VS..
H. C. Shook, ct al, appellees. Appeal
from Wyandotte county (Div. %. At
firmed.
Olin C. Cline, ct al, plaintiffs, VS.. w.
F. Wettstein, ct al, defendants. Orig
inal proceeding in mandamus. Writ
denied.
BY West, j.
James c. Case, appellant, VS.. Rob
ert B. Yoakum, appellee Appeal from
Leavenworth county. Affirmed.
James F. Sheehy, appellant, VS..
Kate Lemons, appellee. Appeal from
Miami county. Reversed.
w. w. Kimball Co., appellant, VS..
The Board of Co. Commrs-, Shawnee
county, ct al, appellees. Appeal from
Shawnee county (Div. -. Reversed.
oliver P. Gideon, appellee, VS.. Peter
NJ Gideon, ct al, appellants. Appeal
from Sumner county. Affirmed.
David Steinborn, appellant, VS.. John
Steinborn, ct al, appellees. Appeal
from Clay county. Reversed and re-
manded for further proceedings
The CargiH Commission Co, appel
liant, VS.. E. A Mowery, appellee; ap-
peal from Reno county; reversed and
remanded with directions to render
judgment for plaintiff.
Toni Maughlelle, appellee VS.. The
T. r. Burnett Coal & Mining Co an