Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-06-23

featuring the crime and carried
from day to day for several
weeks before the trial, was alles
ed by attorneys for Stamp i'll ask
ing for a reversal of the verdict
of the jury sentencing him to
death.
The suit of Fayette county
aaginst the State Tax Commits
sion was submitted to the court
last week and grew out OF an or
der of the State Tax Commission
that the county be reassessed be-
cause the Board of Supervisors
had failed to meet an order in
creasing the assessment. The
commission won its contention,
in part, in the lower court and the
county appealed. A cross petit
ton was filed by the commission.
The Perkins case is an injunc-
ton case and may be decided in
formally. Judge Robert L. Stout
of the Franklin Circuit Court, de
cided that the Smith-Minor Gen
eral Registration Law was con-
stitutiona1 and refused Mr.. Per-
kins an injunction preventing the
Franklin county officials from
preparing for the registration on
July 10 and II until the consti-
tutionality of the act is decided.
Mr.. Perkins, through his attor-
neys, raised a number of ques-
tions of constitutionality. This
case is in the hands of Chief JUS
tice Hurt and a decision is expect
ed soon, although officially the |
spring term of court ends today. |
The Bingham inheritance tax
case was argued orally before the
court recently. A decision is not |
in, the case for months, |
as the case involves some i'm
portant points of law and the re-
cord and briefs fill several bound
volumes.
The Workmen's Compensation
Board case involves the construc
ton Of the law as it relates to
payment for injuries. The board
contends that it can order pay |
ment of the full sum allowed by |
law for total disability for any
of weeks up to 7335 and
then, if the injured person partly
recovered, can direct a payment
for partial disability. The COM
pany being sued claims that
where partial disability finally re-
suits, all payments should bel
made on the basis of partial dis i
ability and at no time should ,
there be payments for total dis !
ability unless the total disability !
exceeds 335 weeks. The question |
of the right of a circuit court to
fix attorneys fees and order a
lump sum settlement when those
questions have not been consider
ed by the Board also is involved. !
Members of the Board say that
more than 100 cases in which set
Elements have been ordered are
being held up and that hundreds i
Of others, still in course Of settle /
ment. are being delayed pending
decision on this case. |
When the court will hand de-
cision in any case cannot be
known. No advance information
is ever given out as to the exact
time when opinions will be rem
dered or what these opinions will
be.
1t is regarded as probable, how
ever, that opinions i'll some of the
cases mentioned in this story will
be handed down today, owing to
the public questions involved. In
the Perkins case no opinion is
likely. according to attorneys i'll
the case, until a day or two after
the court is formally adjourned,
the judges remaining here long
enough to decide the case.
The congestion of the docket
of the Court of Appeals is laid by
Judges and attorneys to the fact
that there are only seven judges /
and one commissioner to handle /
the cases. At the last session of
the General Assembly a second
commissioner was provided in
bill that passed both houses. 1t
was vetoed by Gov. Morrow, /
however, on the ground that it I
was unconstitutional.