The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-06
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS


The following opinions were handed
down today by the supreme court:
BY Johnston, C. j.
Thomas Shanks, ct al, appellees, vs..
James D. Robertson, ct al, appel
lants; appeal from Mitchell county;
affirmed.
pany of America. appellant. VS.. The
Franklin County Hardware Company.
ct al CIV. L. Delano and Mrs. Ella
Hanna, appellees,) appeal from
Franklin county, affirmed.
L. B. Davis, appellant, VS.. M. Y.
Keynes, appellee; appeal from Rush
county; affirmed.
The State of Kansas. ex rel S. NJ.
Brewster, atty. gen.. etc. Plaintiff VS..
F. A. Stewart. ct al, as The Board of
Co. Comm'rs of Chase County. de-
PENDANTS; Original proceeding in Man
damus; Writ Denied; Judgment for
defendants.
By Burch. j.
Josie Turner, appellee VS.. The State
Bank of Ottawa, appellant; appeal
from Franklin county; affirmed.
Lydia Culp, appallee, VS.. IL L. Kiene,
as Sheriff. etc. appellant; appeal from
Shawnee county DIV. ~; affirmed.
The State Bank of AbbyvilIe, APP
pellee, VS.. n. H. Jeltz, ct al. appel
lants; appeal from Reno county; af-
firmed.
The Kansas City, Kaw Valley d
Western Railway Company, plaintiff,
VS.. ]. L. Bristow, ct al, etc, defen-
dants; Original proceeding in Man
damus, Writ Denied.
BY Mason, j.
William E. Jackson. appellee, VS.
The knights and Ladies of the Orient,
ct al. appellants; appeal from Shaw
nee county (Div. l } Rehearing or a
Modification of the Decision denied.
John w. Watts ct al. (Louise N.
Christy, appellant) VS.. The City Of
Winfield. appellee, and. Louise N.
Christy. appellant, VS. The City of
ley county, Modified and cause re-
manded with directions.
Frank E. Forbes, administrator,
etc, appellee, VS.. The A. T. & S. F.
Ry. Co. appellant; appeal from Shaw
nee county DIV. II affirmed.
w. n. Rust, appellee, VS.. Minnie A.
Rutherford, ct al, appellants; appeal
from Washington county; affirmed.
James T Nolan, appellant, VS. The
Board OF County Commissioners of Ell
lis county, appellee; appeal from Ell
lis county; affairmed.
F. c. Kurt. appellant, VS.. E. NJ. Mo-
script ct al, appellees; appeal from
Kingman county; affirmed.
By Porter, j.
E. n. Arndt ct al, appellees VS.. Ed
Arndt ct al, appellees, (Estella Emma
Arndt-Griffith, interpleader, appel
lant) appeal from Wilson county; af-
| firmed.
G. M. Freeman, appellee, VS., The
Mo. Pac- Rly. Co., appellant; appeal
from Ellsworth county; modified and
remanded with instructions.
E. R. Wallingford ct al, etc, appel
lees, VS.. The A, 7. & s. F. Ry Co., ap-
pellant; appeal from Sedgwick county
| (Div. u Modified by reducing the
| amount to $S3.53, and as thus modi-
fled, affirmed
By West, j.
Thomas Horsfield, appellant, VS.. The
Missouri & Kansas Telephone Co., ap-
pellee; appeal from Shawnee county
Iona Hopson. appellant, VS.. The
| Union Traction Co, appellee; appeal
from Montgomery county; affirmed.
| (West, J., dissenting.)
The Mcpherson Mercantile Co., ap-
pellee, VS.. The Reliance Insurance
Co. of Philadelphia, appellant, and
The Mcpherson Mercantile Co, appel
lee, VS.. The Agricultural Insurance
| Co, appellant; appeals from McPher-
son county; affirmed. (Porter, J.,
| diSsenting.)
| The Byron State bank, appellant, VS..
Richard Creek ct al (The First Ma
tional Bank of Anthony, appellee) !;
appeal from Harper county; reversed
| and remanded for further proceed
ings.
I BY Marshall, j.
The Eastern Kansas Oil Co. ct al,
appelles VS.. Victor Beutner, ct al,
appellants; appeal from Allen county
reversed.
Ida Thomas, Administrative. etc.
appellee VS.. The A T. & S. F. Ry. Co.
appellant; appeal from Lyons coun-
ty; affirmed
Mary E. Mcpherson, appellee VS..
Ford F. Harvey, ct al appellants; ap-
peal from Wyandotte county (div- 8.
affirmed.
State of Kansas, appellee VS.. Rob
ert Graham, appellant; appeal from
Shawnee county (Div. II affirmed.
BY Dawson, j.
Welsbach Street Lighting Co. appel
liant VS.. City of Wichita, Kans., APP
pellee; appeal from Sedgwick county
(div. IL reversed and remanded with
instructions to enter judgment for the
plaintiff Johnston, c. j., and Mason
J., dissenting.)
J. E. Gooden, appellee VS.. c. z
Lewis, appellant; appeal from Kiowa
county; reversed
John Garvin, appellant VS.. George
Davidson, appellee; appeal from Stat
ford county; affirmed
Catherine Mulcahy, appellee VS.. The
City of Moline. Elk county. Kansas
appellant; appeal from Elk county
, | affirmed