The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-03
JEFFERSON COUNTY CASES DECIDED BY
 THE SUPREME COURT
Harris Loses His Injunction Suit-American Trust Gets New Trial in the Mon-
 tano Case

Montgomery, June 2.-(Special)-- George c. Harris, Birmingham transfer man, lost his fight in the supreme hibiting the city commission of Blr- mingham from arresting him for vio- lating city ordinance, which requires all transfer companies to make daily reports of goods moved. showing where the goods were obtained and to what point they were moved. Harris alleged that the city ordinance Is invalid, but Tthat members of the city commission, especially John IT. Taylor, head of the department of public safety. had open he refused to comply with the ordin- ance
 Harris alleged that the ordinance was enacted at the instance of furni- ture dealers and that his business had been seriously interfered with by his | continued arrest during a test case. which is still pending. He sought an injunction preventing further arrests during the pendency of the test case, |
 but the lower court declined to grant tained mo equity The supreme court held that the ruling of the lower court was proper.
 In another case from Jefferson coun- | ty the court affirmed the life sentence Imposed on M. L. Jackson for assault ing a girl under 12 years old Jackson perfected an appeal but did not sub- nit bill of exceptions and the court announced that no error could be found in the record.
 Jernignn Gets ss.000. Koppers company, a Jefferson coun- tv company. must pay T. J. Jernigan S6- 900 for personal injuries received by him while employed by the company under q decision in another case. Jerni- gan sued for s50.000. but the jury rend- cred a verdict for s6ooo
 The supreme court refused to direct the court ct appeals to reverse it's decision. which gave the American Trust & Savines bank a new trial in the case brought by John II. Montana. Montana sued for s400, contending that 1 he denosited this amount with the banl' and that it's return had been refused. kThe bank contended that no such amount was deposited. The trial court refused to permit the bank to offer its system of bookkeening in evidence and
 on this ground the court of appeals
 ordered another trial after Montana
 obtained a judgment The supreme | court in refusing to direct the court | of appeals to change it's decision said 1 it was proper for the bank to offer it's 1 system of bookkeeping in order to
 show that there was little chance for an error to occur. Since the judgment
 was obtained Montana has died and the case is being continued by Annie
 Montana, adniinistratriE.
 Other Decisions.
 l Decisions announced by the supreme l court Thursday follow:
 | Anderson, c. LA l.. Jones, ct al. vs. J. I. Russell. appeal from Jefferson 1 circuit court (Bessemer division); re-
 versed and remanded R. S. Long, ct
 al vs. Malinda Brown, ct al. appeal 1 from Morgan circuit court (eauity): affirmed Ex parte Annie Montana. 1 petition for certiorari to court of ar- peals writ denied.
 Mcclellan. J.--Ex parte Joseph Patt, 1 petition for certiorari to court of ap-
 peals: writ denied (with opinionp. | The Koppers company vs. T. J. Jerni- gan. appeal from Jefferson circuit court: affirmed D. A. Bradford tyn-
 dertaking company vs. Jere c. King. appeal from Jefferson circuit court | (equity): affirmed. M, l.. Jackson vs.
 the state. appeal from Jefferson cir cult court; affirmed. Alabama Fuel
 & Iron Co. vs. & A. Vaughan. appeal
 from St. Clair circuit court: reversed and remanded
 Somerville. J-Miss c. A. Lewis VI.
 William D. Johnston, appeal from
 Greene circuit court; reversed and re-
 manded. J. D. Humphrey vs. Thomas 1 T. Terry appeal from Madison circuit
 court: affirmed.
 Thomas. J.---George c, Harris vs. N.
 A. Barrett. ct al. appeal from Jeffer- son circuit court (equity); affirmed. f Richard Bowe. by guardian vs. Laur \ ena Pierson. ct al. appeal from Jeffer- I son probate court: appeal dismissed. IT. E. Boyette vs Preston Motors cor poration. ct al. appeal from Jefferson