Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-01-05
SUPREME COURT DEFERs ITS r.,
NAL ACTION ON FAMOUS
BRANTLEY CASE.
HEAVY COMMISSION DOCKET
Important Docket confronts Railroad
Commission When Il lconvenes
In January-Decisions Await
ed With Interest.

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Decisions rendered by division b OF
the supreme court were announced
Thursday.
The last sitting for the year was
concluded, Chief Justice Smith presid-
ing.
1t had been generally supposed that
the court would decide and hand down
the much-discussed Brantley case,
which involved the validity Of the
initiative and referendum amendment
to the constitution, and as q collateral
issue the situation in regard to the
state game and fish law, which was
voted out of existence on Nov. last.
This case is one upon which the full
court will pass, as it was argued en-
banc, involving important constitu-
tional and statutory questions, and
those who are anxious for decision
must rest while longer.
Quite number of interesting cases
were decided by the three members OF
the court. Among these was that OF
the Gulf Export Company VS.. the states
involving the question of the states
liability for annulment of a charter
made through the appellant company
with the steamship Duso to convey Q
lot of the states cotton from Gulfport
to Copenhagen. The case was handed
down by Justice Stevens.
In decision handed down by JUS
tice Potter. in Carmichael vs.. City Of
Greenville, 1t was held that the action
of the Greenville Watsrworks in cut
ting off water which had been sup
piled to the appellee. although the SER.
vice was outside the corporate limits
of Greenville, was unjustifiable and
had been an abridgment of the rights
Of the appellant.
Thos. H. Leverett, a white man, un-
der sentence to life imprisonment for
the killing of another white man, Brad
ley by name, which case was appealed
from Forrest county. where he was
tried, gets longer lease on his lib
erty.
Another decision of some interest
decided by Justice Potter was Rust
Land and Lumber Company VS.. Ed
Jackson ct al. In the decision OF
this case was involved the question
of boundary between riparian Missis-
sippi and riparian Arkansas.
Heavy Commission Docket.
The Mississippi railroad commission
will hold its first 1917 meeting on the
second Tuesday in January. At that
time several important hearings will
take place. The docket has been
made up and is as follows:
w. F. Owen, Rec'r., N. o. M. & c.
r. r. Co.. ex parte-No. 1888: In re-
petition to fix rates on hewn cross
ties, etc.
| L. C. and Y. & M. ". r. r., ex parts
No. 4334: Petition to adopt for ap-
plication in Mississippi the descrip-
tions and ratings of the Southern
Classification No. upon fresh vege-
tables.
Citizens Of Crystal Springs, Miss.
vs.. Cumberland Tel. & Tel. Co. No.
4345-In re-complaint of unsatisfactory
service at the Crystal Springs ex.
change.
Citizens of Crystal Springs, Miss.
VS.. Cumberland Tel. & Tel Co. No.
4346--In repetition for relief from
scale of charges on tariff on long dis.
tance conversations.
The Commission VS.. st. Louis & San
Francisco Railroad No. 4350--In re-
extension or addition to side track in
town of Hickory Flat, Miss.
Mississippi Railroad Commission VI.
ALI Railroads No. 4357-In re-intra-
state rates.
Furr and Knapp VS.. I. C. r. r. Co.
No. 4366-In petition for side track IA
cilities at Wesson, Miss.
Y. & M. ". R. r. Co. ex parte, No.
4367-Petition to modify order of
March 20. 1906, and to fix hours for
opening and closing freight depot at
Pattison, Miss.
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