The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-04
NEARLY ALL HOMES In MONTANA
ARE In DANGER

| inc Injured WOrhHdu, 10 Inc opinion
of the majority of the court are:
Betor v. National Biscuit Co., IS
Mont 481, $50 Pac GAL;
Radonich v. Anaconda Copper Min
ing Co., 81 Mont. 437, Pac. (2) 65S;
Brajcich v. Republic Coal Co., "a
| Mont. 568, 23 Pac. (2) 357.
Judge Angstman has consistently
voiced his opinion to allow jury YER
diets to stand, and has dissented many
times when the rest of the court cut
down the verdict of the jury. Some
Of those cases are:
Harrington v. H. D. Lee Nero. Co.,
81 Mont 40, 33 Pac. (2) 553;
Tanner v. Smith, 81 Mont. 229, 33
Pac. (2) SAT;
Keller V. Safeway Stores, Ill Mont.
20, 1OS Pac. (2) COS.
Judge Angstman has shown his le-
gal philosophy to be that of one who
takes into consideration the changes
in times and is not rooted in the
past. The following outstanding deci-
sions illustrate this, as well as show
his active mind and his desire to &C
complish changes which will be pro-
excessively beneficial to all of the peo-
pie:
Byron v. Fulton Oil Co., IS Mont.
329, 27S Pac. 514-Angstman wrote
the opinion involving the constitu-
tionality of met Proceeds of Mines
Tax" See also State ex rel. Snidow
v. State Board of Equalization.
Butte Miners Union No. 1 " Ana
conda Copper Mining Co., 112 Mont
AS, 11S Pac. (2) 14S-"Collar to Col
lar case Angstman concurred in
favor of the miners.
State ex rel. Lewis & Clark coun-
ty v. State Board of Public Welfare,
112 Mont. $50, 1T Pac (2) 259-
Angstman wrote decision holding
State Welfare funds must be distrib-
uted to all of the counties.
Rae v. Cameron, 112 Mont. 159, ia
Pac (2) 1060-Angstman concurred
in opinion in favor of miners in wage
claim suit.
Paulich v. Republic Coal Co., ITO
Mont. ia, 102 Pac. (2) 4-Angstman
concurred in opinion in favor of in
jured workman.
Housing Authority of City of Butte
v. Bjork, 100 Mont. 552, SO Pac. (2)
324-Angstman wrote opinion allow
ing housing authority to clear slums.
Valley County v. Thomas, 100
Mont. 345, 81 Pac. (2) 345-This case
reverses former cases Estate ex rel
Board v. Bruce, LOG Mont. 1922, n
Pac. (2) 403 and State ex rel. Board
v. Bruce, 1O4 Mont 500, SO Pac. (2)
go in which Angstman had dis
scented. The court in this case
adopted result pointed out in Angst
mans dissent.
Magelo v. Roundup Coal Mining
Co., 100 Mont. 293, SO Pac (2) 932-
Angstman wrote opinion upholding
injured workmans right to sue for
libel.
State ex rel. Mary Dean v. Brand
jord, 1OS Mont. 447, go Pac. (2) 273
-Angstman dissented from majority
opinion which arbitrarily cut down
old age pensions.
State ex rel Professor Keeney v.
Ayers, 1OS Mont. SAT, go Pac (2) BOG
-Angstman concurred in opinion
holding Board of Education could not
fire member of organized labor with
out hearing and cause shown.
Associated Merchants of Montana
v. Ormesher, 107 Mont. $50, Sc Pac.
CD 1881 - Angstman wrote opinion
nm al limo fol
State ex rel. Crowley v. District
Court 108 Mont SO, SO Pac. (2) %
Angstman concurred in opinion in
favor of Gallatin valley farmers
against the Montana Power Co.
Ross V. Industrial Accident Board,
LOG Mont. 1856, 80 Pac. (2) 1872
Angstman wrote opinion in favor of
parents of deceased injured work
man.
Leonidas v. Great Northern Rail-
way, los Mont. 3O3, 70 Pac. (2) 1907
wrote opinion in favor
of injured workman.
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. v.
House, lib Mont. ----..-.-., ---...-- Pac. (2)
concurred in opinion
holding in favor of injured workman,
deciding basis of compensation
should be on six-day week instead
Of five-day week.
Judge Angstman served in the u. S.
lazy throughout the first World war.
lie is graduate in law of st. Paul
University in Minnesota. His legal
ducation commenced there; it is still
ding on, for he is one of the most
atient, persistent students of the law
the Bar Of Montana. He is in the
rime of his intellectual life, being
years old.
;RIME TO CONDEMN