Rogers v. Hennepin County, 239 U.S. 621 (1916)
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239 U.S. 621
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ROGERS v. HENNEPIN COUNTY.
Country
United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided
Jan. 17, 1916
Majority
Mc Reynolds (Justice)
ROGERS v. HENNEPIN COUNTY.
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA.
No. 411. Argued December 6, 1915.—Decided January 17, 1916.
In an action brought by a number of complainants to restrain the collection of a tax separately assessed against each for under forty dollars, the aggregate exceeding the jurisdictional amount, held that the District Court did not have jurisdiction, as the amount as to each complainant was the sum charged against him, and demands against all could not be aggregated in order to confer jurisdiction. Wheless v. St. Louis, 180 U. S. 379.
The facts, which involve the method of determining the amount in controversy in order to give jurisdiction to the District Court, are stated in the opinion.
Mr. H. V. Mercer for appellants.
Mr. Lyndon A. Smith, Attorney General of the State of Minnesota, with whom Mr. William J. Stevens and Mr. John M. Rees were on the brief, for appellees.
Mr . Justice Mc Reynolds delivered the opinion of the court.
Three complainants, claiming to represent themselves and others like situated (numbering altogether 550), instituted this proceeding in equity against Hennepin County, Minnesota, and certain of its officers, in the District Court of the United States, seeking an injunction to prevent collection of a tax under forty dollars assessed against each of them, for the year 1913, on account of his membership in the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce. p. 622Defendants challenged the court’s power to entertain the cause upon the ground that the amount in controversy as to each complainant is the sum charged against him and demands against all cannot be aggregated in order to confer jurisdiction. The District Court sustained this objection upon authority of Wheless v. St. Louis, 180 U. S. 379, and dismissed the bill. It committed no error in so doing, and its judgment is
Affirmed. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
October Term , 1915.
IT IS ORDERED that General Order in Bankruptcy No. 21 be amended so as to read as follows:
XXI.
PROOF OF DEBTS.
1. Depositions to prove claims against a bankrupt’s estate shall be correctly entitled in the court and in the cause. When made to prove a debt due to a partnership, it must appear on oath that the deponent is a member of the partnership; when made by an agent, the reason the deposition is not made by the claimant in person must be stated; and when made to prove a debt due to a corporation, the deposition shall be made by the treasurer, or, if the corporation has no treasurer, by the officer whose duties most nearly correspond to those of treasurer; if the treasurer or corresponding officer is not within the district wherein the bankruptcy proceedings are pending, the deposition may be made by some officer or agent of the corporation having knowledge of the facts. Depositions to prove debts existing in open account shall state when the debt became or will become due; and if it consists of items maturing at different dates the average due date shall be stated, in default of which it shall not be necessary to compute interest upon it. All such depositions shall contain an averment that no note has been received for such account, nor any judgment rendered thereon. Proofs of debt received by any trustee shall be delivered to the referee to whom the cause is referred.
(Promulgated November 1, 1915.)
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OPINIONS PER CURIAM, ETC., FROM OCTOBER 11, 1915, TO JANUARY 17, 1916.
No. 530. George D. Lanca ste r et al ., Plaintiff s in Error , v . James W. Thacker et al . In error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky. Motion to dismiss or affirm or place on summary docket submitted October 12, 1915. Decided October 25,1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Consolidated Turnpike v. Norfolk &c. Railway Co., 228 U. S. 596, 600; Manhattan Life Insurance Co. v. Cohen, 234 U. S. 123, 137; Easterling Lumber Co. v. Pierce, 235 U. S. 380; (2) Mugler v. Kansas, 123 U. S. 623; Rippey v. Texas, 193 U. S. 504; Eberle v. Michigan, 232 U. S. 700. Mr. Bynum E. Hinton and Mr. J. H. Hazelrigg for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. T. L. Edelen for the defendants in error.
No. 549. Will iam Wallbrecht , Sr ., et al ., Plai n - tif fs in Error , v . E. N. Ingram et al . In error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky. Motion to dismiss or affirm or place on summary docket submitted October 12,1915. Decided October 25,1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Waters-Pierce Oil Co. v. Texas (No. 2), 212 U. S. 112,118; Deming v. Carlisle Packing Co., 226 U. S. 102; Overton v. Oklahoma, 235 U. S. 31. Mr. Lawrence Maxwell and Mr. James H. Hazelrigg for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. T. L. Edelen for the defendants in error.
No. 18. The Long -Bell Lumber Co ., Appellant , v . Walter Moses . Appeal from the United States Circuit vol . ccxxxix—40 p. 626Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Submitted October 21, 1915. Decided October 25, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of United States v. Krall, 174 U. S. 385; McFarland v. Brown, 187 U. S. 239; Missouri &c. Railway v. Olathe, 222 U. S. 185; United States v. Beatty, 232 U. S. 463. Mr. William R. Thurmond for the appellant. Mr. Elijah Robinson for the appellee.
No. 155. Firs t Natio nal Bank of Bell e Fourche , S. Dak ., Plainti ff in Error , v . Adolph 0. Eberh art et al . In error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota. Motion to dismiss submitted October 18, 1915. Decided October 25, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Aspen Min. & Smelting Co. v. Billings, 150 U. S. 31; Brown v. Alton Water Co., 222 U. S. 325; Union Trust Co. v. Westhus, 228 U. S. 519; Shapiro v. United States, 235 U. S. 412. Mr. Norman T. Mason and Mr. James A. George for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Harrison L. Schmidt for the defendants in error.
No. 223. James Duval et al ., Plaint iff s in Error , v . The State of Louis iana . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. Argued October 18, 1915. Decided October 25,1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Waters-Pierce Oil Co. v. Texas (No. 2), 212 U. S. 112,118; Deming v. Carlisle Packing Co., 226 U. S. 102; Overton v. Oklahoma, 235 U. S. 31; (2) Northern Pacific Railroad v. Herbert, 116 U. S. 642; Hayes v. Missouri, 120 U. S. 68; Howard v. Kentucky, 200 U. S. 164. Mr. Edward N. Pugh and Mr. p. 627Philip 8. Pugh for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. R. G. Pleasant and Mr. Daniel Wendling for the defendant in error.
No. 36. John R. Greenlees , Plaint iff in Error , v . Fred L. Morris . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas. Submitted October 25, 1915. Decided November 1, 1915. Per Curiam. Judgment reversed with costs and cause remanded for further proceedings upon the authority of Mullen v. United States, 224 U. S. 448; Skelton v. Dill, 235 U. S. 206; Adkins v. Arnold, 235 U. S. 417. Mr. C. A. Magaw for the plaintiff in error. Mr. John F. Switzer and Mr. Charles Blood Smith for the defendant in error.
No. 29. The Peterborough Railroad , Appellant , v . Bosto n & Maine Railroad et al . Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of New Hampshire. Argued and submitted October 26, 1915. Decided November 1, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Carey v. Houston & Texas Central Ry., 150 U. S. 170; Cornell v. Green, 163 U. S. 75; Empire State-Idaho Mining &c. Co. v. Hanley, 205 U. S. 225; Childers v. McClaughry, 216 U. S. 139. Mr. Henry A. Cutter for the appellant. Mr. Edgar J. Rich and Mr. Archibald R. Tisdale for the appellees.
No. 20. Charles P. Bowditch et al ., Plaint iff s in Error , v . The Jackso n Company et al . In error to the Superior Court of the State of New Hampshire. Argued October 22 and 25, 1915. Decided November 1, 1915.
Opinions Per Curiam, Etc. 239 U. 8.
Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Oxley Stave Co. v. Butler County, 166 U. S. 648; Mailers v. Commercial Loan & Trust Co., 216 U. S. 613; Appleby v. Buffalo, 221 U. S. 524; Cleveland & Pittsburgh R. R. v. Cleveland, 235 U. S. 50. Mr. Burton E. Eames for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. Frank S. Streeter and Mr. Edmund K. Arnold for the defendants in error.
No. 455. Gardiner Inves tment Company et al ., Appellants , v . The Jackson Company et al . Appeal from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Argued October 22 and 25, 1915. Decided November 1, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Bagley v. General Fire Extinguisher Co., 212 U. S. 477; Weir v. Rountree, 216 U. S. 607; Shulthis v. McDougal, 225 U. S. 561; St. Anthony Church v. Pennsylvania R. R., 237 U. S. 575. Mr. Burton E. Eames for the appellants. Mr. Frank S. Streeter and Mr. Edmund K. Arnold for the appellees.
No. 354. M. J. Bray , Trustee , etc ., et al ., Appel - lants , v. The United State s Fidelity & Guaranty Company . Appeal from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Motion to dismiss or affirm submitted October 25,1915. Decided November 8, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Chapman v. Bowen, 207 U. S. 89, 91; J. W. Calnan Co. v. Doherty, 224 U. S. 145; Synnott v. Tombstone Consol. Mines Co., 234 U. S. 749. See U. S. Fidelity Co. v. Bray, 225 U. S. 205. Mr. Philip W. Frey for the appellants. Mr. B. M. Ambler for the appellee.
No. 397. Laura Eichel et al ., Appel lants , v . United State s Fidelity & Guaranty Comp any . Appeal from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Motion to dismiss or affirm submitted October 25, 1915. Decided November 8, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of United States v. Krall, 174 U. S. 385; German National Bank v. Speckert, 181 U. S. 405; United States v. Beatty, 232 U. S. 463. Mr. William M. Hall for the appellants. Mr. B. M. Ambler for the appellee.
No. 57. David C. Andrew s et al ., Copartner s , etc ., Appellants , v . Harry V. Osbor n , Trustee , etc . Appeal from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for ' the Third Circuit. Argued November 5, 1915. Decided November 8,1915. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs upon the authority of First National Bank v. Littlefield, 226 U. S. 110, 112; Texas & Pacific Ry. v. Louisiana R. R. Commission, 232 U. S. 338; Greey v. Dockendorff, 231 U. S. 513. Mr. Sigmund Solomon and Mr. David C. Myers for the appellants. Mr. Nathan Bilder for the appellee.
No. 43. Frank Zodrow , Plain tif f in Error , v . The State of Wisconsin . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin. Argued and submitted November 2, 1915. Decided November 8, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Deming v. Carlisle Packing Co., 226 U. S. 102, 105; Consolidated Turnpike v. Norfolk &c. Ry. Co., 228 U. S. 596, 600; Parker v. McLain, 237 U. S. 469, 471-472. Mr. David S. Rose and Mr. Louis M. Ogden for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Walter C. Owen and Mr. J. E. Messerschmidt for the defendant in error.
No. 45. Joe Maroun , Plain tif f in Error , v. The State of Louis iana . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. Submitted November 4, 1915. Decided November 8, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Phoenix Ry. Co. v. Landis, 231 U. S. 578, 582; John v. Paullin, 231 U. S. 583; (2) Hollinger v. Davis, 146 U. S. 314; Maxwell v. Dow, 176 U. S. 581; Jordan v. Massachusetts, 225 U. S. 167,176; Frank v. Mangum, 237 U. S. 309, 340. Mr. A. L. Alexander and Mr. Taliaferro Alexander for the plaintiff in error. Mr. R. G. Pleasant for the defendant in error.
No. —t Original. Ex parte: In the Matte r of Cloyd H. Duncan , Petiti oner . Submitted November 9,1915. Decided November 15, 1915. Motion for leave to file petition for writ of mandamus denied. Mr. Cloyd H. Duncan pro se.
No. 60. W. N. Shewalter , Admin istra tor of Robert Shew alter , Deceas ed , Plainti ff in Error , v . Car - olina , Clinchf ield & Ohio Railw ay . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee. Argued November 8, 1915. Decided November 15, 1915. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed, with costs, upon the authority of (1) Michigan Central Railroad v. Vreeland, 227 U. S. 59; American Railroad of Porto Rico v. Didricksen, 227 U. S. 145; Gulf, Colorado &c. Ry. v. McGinnis, 228 U. S. 173; Garrett v. Louisville & Nashville R. R., 235 U. S. 308; St. Louis & Iron Mountain Ry. v. Craft, 237 U. S. 648; Kansas City Southern Ry. v. Leslie, 238 U. S. 599; (2) Barron v. Baltimore, 7 Peters, 243; Jack v. Kansas, 199 U. S. 372, 379-380; Brown v. New Jersey, 175 U. S. 172; Twining v. New Jersey, 211 U. S. 78, 93. Mr. Robert p. 631Burrow and Mr. Isaac Harr for the plaintiff in error. Mr. J. Norment Powell and Mr. John W. Price for the defendant in error.
No. 139. Pennsyl vania Rail road Comp any v . W. F. Jacoby & Comp any . On a certificate from and writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Argued October 20,1915. Decided November 15, 1915. Judgment affirmed, with costs, by a divided court and cause remanded to the District Court of the United States for the District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Francis I. Gowen, Mr. John G. Johnson and Mr. Frederic D. McKenney for The Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Mr. William A. Glasgow, Jr., for Jacoby & Company.
Note: December 20, 1915. Petition for rehearing granted, judgment of November 15 vacated and set aside, and case restored to the docket for re-argument.
No. 62. York & Whit ney Company , Plaint if f in Error , v . The New York , New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company . In error to the Superior Court of the State of Massachusetts. Argued November 8, 1915. Decided November 29, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Leathe v. Thomas, 207 U. S. 93; Yazoo & Miss. Valley R. R. v. Brewer, 231 U. S. 245, 249; The Mellon Company v. McCafferty, this day decided, ante, p. 134; (2) Equitable Life Assurance Society v. Brown, 187 U. S. 308, 314; Consolidated Turnpike Co. v. Norfolk &c. Ry., 228 U. S. 596, 600; Easterling Lumber Co. v. Pierce, 235 U. S. 380; see Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Maxwell, 237 U. S. 94, 97-98, and cases cited. Mr. Amos L. Taylor for the plaintiff in error. Mr. John L. Hall for the defendant in error.
No. 689. George M. Diener et al ., Plaintiff s in Error , v . I. M. Lane et al . In error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky. Motion to dismiss or affirm submitted November 29, 1915. Decided December 6, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Consolidated Turnpike v. Norfolk &c. Ry. Co., 228 U. S. 596, 600; Manhattan Life Ins. Co. v. Cohen, 234 U. S. 123, 137; Easterling Lumber Co. v. Pierce, 235 U. S. 380; (2) Lancaster v. Thacker, 239 U. S., ante, p. 625; Wallbrecht v. Ingram, 239 U. S., ante, p. 625; (3) Waters-Pierce Oil Co. v. Texas (No. 2), 212 U. S. 112, 118; Deming v. Carlisle Packing Co., 226 U. S. 102; Overton v. Oklahoma, 235 U. S. 31. Mr. J. M. Collins and Mr. J. H. Hazelrigg for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. E. L. Worthington for the defendants in error.
No. 113. Halif ax Tonopah Mini ng Company , Plain - tif f in Error , v . John W. Laws on . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Nevada. Argued December 7, 1915. Decided December 13, 1915. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs upon the authority of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R. v. McGuire, 219 U. S. 549; Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington R. R. v. Schubert, 224 U. S. 603. Mr. Henry M. Hoyt, 2d, and Mr. George A. Bartlett for the plaintiff in error. Mr. E. C. Brandenburg, Mr. Clarence A. Brandenburg and Mr. F. Walter Brandenburg for the defendant in error.
No. 115. Washi ngton Dredging & Impro veme nt Comp any , Plainti ff in Error , v . George Kinnear and Angie Kinne ar , his Wife ; John R. Kinnear and Leta Kinnear , his Wife , et al . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Washington. Submitted p. 633Decernber 6, 1915. Decided December 13, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Washington Dredging & Improvement Co. v. Washington, 231 U. S. 742; Washington Dredging & Improvement Co. v. Washington, 235 U. S. 688. Mr. W. F. Hays for the plaintiff in error. Mr. George B. Cole, Mr. George E. de Steiguer and Mr. W. V. Tanner for the defendants in error.
No. 119. New York Central & Hudson River Rail - road Comp any , Plainti ff in Error , v. Samuel P. Mc - Connell . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina. Argued December 8 and 9, 1915. Decided December 13, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Eustis v. Bolles, 150 U. S. 361; Wood v. Chesborough, 228 U. S. 672, 677; New Orleans & N. E. R. R. v. National Rice Milling Co., 234 U. S. 80, 86; Mellon Co. v. McCafferty, 239 U. S., ante, p. 134. Mr. Walter H. Neal for the plaintiff in error. Mr. 8. 8. Gregory for the defendant in error.
No. 307. Charle s H. Fouts , Plain tif f in Error , v . The Baltimor e & Ohio Rail road Company . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio. Motion to dismiss submitted December 6, 1913. Decided December 13, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Wabash R. R. v. Hayes, 234 U. S. 86. Mr. David F. Anderson for the plaintiff in error. Mr. George F. Arrel, Mr. James P. Wilson and Mr. Union C. De Ford for the defendant in error.
No. 452. The Dire ctor of Prisons , Plainti ff in Error and Appellant , v . The Court of Firs t Insta nce p. 634of the Provi nce of Cavite , Tenth Judici al Dist rict . In error to and appeal from the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands. Motion to dismiss submitted December 6, 1915. Decided December 13, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Jones v. Montague, 194 U. S. 147; Lewis v. The United States, 216 U. S. 611; Richardson v. McChesney, 218 U. S. 487; Stearns v. Wood, 236 U. S. 75. Mr. S. T. Ansell and Mr. C. J. Gurkin for the plaintiff in error and appellant. Mr. C. W. O’Brien for the defendant in error and appellee.
No. 132. Sadie A. Stead , Executri x , etc ., et al ., Appe llants , v . Isabe lla M. Curtis et al . Appeal from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Argued December 10 and 13, 1915. Decided December 20, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Cosmopolitan Mining Co. v. Walsh, 193 U. S. 460; Farrell v. O’Brien, 199 U. S. 89; Empire State-Idaho Mining Co. v. Hanley, 205 U. S. 225, 235-236; (2) Arbuckle v. Blackburn, 191 U. S. 405; Hull v. Burr, 234 U. S. 712, 720; Merriam Co. v. Syndicate Publishing Co., 237 U. S. 618, 621. Mr. Horace W. Philbrook for the appellants. Mr. Garret W. Mc-Enerney, Mr. John S. Partridge and Mr. C. H. Lovell for the appellees.
No. 144. Mortime r M. Elkan , Plainti ff in Error , v. The State of Maryland . In error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Maryland. Argued and submitted December 17, 1915. Decided December 20, 1915. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs upon the authority of Atkin v. Kansas, 191 U. S. 207; Heim v. Me- p. 635Call, 239 U. S., ante, p. 175; Crane v. New York, 239 U. S., ante, p. 195. Mr. Joseph S. Goldsmith for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Edgar Allan Poe for the defendant in error.
No. 148. Minneapoli s , St . Paul & Sault Ste . Marie Railroad Company , Plain tif f in Error , v . Louise Alexande r , Adminis tratr ix , etc . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin. Argued January 6 and 7, 1916. Decided January 10, 1916. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Consolidated Turnpike v. Norfolk &c. Ry., 228 U. S. 596, 600; Manhattan Life Ins. Co. v. Cohen, 234 U. S. 123, 137; Easterling Lumber Co. v. Pierce, 235 U. S. 380; (2) Missouri Pacific R. R. v. Humes, 115 U. S. 512; Minnesota & St. L. R. R. v. Beckwith, 129 U. S. 26; Minnesota & St. L. R. R. v. Emmons, 149 U. S. 364; (3) Waters-Pierce Oil Co. v. Texas (No. 2), 212 U. S. 112, 118; Deming v. Carlisle Packing Co., 226 U. S. 102; Overton v. Oklahoma, 235 U. S. 31. Mr. William A. Hayes for the plaintiff in error. Mr. D. W. McNamara and Miss Anna B. Hull for the defendant in error.
No. 152. Robert M. Purcel l et al ., Plain tif fs in Error , v . Quaker Realt y Company , Limit ed . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. Argued and submitted January 7, 1916. Decided January 10, 1916. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Castillo v. McConnico, 168 U. S. 674; De Bearn v. Safe Deposit Co., 233 U. S. 24, 34; McDonald v. Oregon Navigation Co., 233 U. S. 665, 669-670; (2) Ross v. Oregon, 227 U. S. 150, 161; Moore-Mansfield Co. v. Electrical Co., 234 U. S. 619, 624; p. 636Willoughby v. Chicago, 235 U. S. 45; Cleveland & Pittsburgh R. R. v. Cleveland, 235 U. S. 50. Mr. E. Howard McCaleb for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. William Winans Wall for the defendant in error.
No. ---- . Original. Ex parte: In the Matter of Robert B. Whitt , Petit ioner . Submitted January 6, 1916. Decided January 10, 1916. Motion for leave to file petition for writ of mandamus denied. Mr. Frank W. Clancy for the petitioner.
No. 156. Leonard R. Coate s , Plainti ff in Error , v . The Dis trict of Colum bia . In error to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. Argued January 7, 10, 1916. Decided January 17, 1916. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of American Security & Trust Co. v. District of Columbia, 224 U. S. 491; District of Columbia v. Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington R. R., 232 U. S. 716; Washington & Mt. Vernon Ry. v. Downey, 236 U. S. 190. Mr. Francis P. B. Sands for the plaintiff in error. Mr. R. L. Williams (by special leave) and Mr. Conrad H. Syme for the defendant in error.
No. 157. Will iam B. Thomp son , Plain tif f in Error , v. The City of St . Louis . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri. Argued January 11, 1916. Decided January 17, 1916. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Louisiana Navigation Co. n . Oyster Commission, 226 U. S. 99; United States v. Beatty, 232 U. S. 463; Pons v. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley R. R., 232 U. S. 720. Mr. William B. Thompson for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Truman P. Young for the defendant in error.
No. 158. Hilma Nels on , Plain tif f in Error , v . Richar d G. Wood . In error to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Argued January 11, 12,1916. Decided January 17,1916. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Bagley v. General Fire Extinguisher Co., 212 U. S. 477; McCormick v. Oklahoma City, 236 U. S. 657; St. Anthony Church v. Pennsylvania R. R., 237 U. S. 575; Merriam Co. v. Syndicate Publishing Co., 237 U. S. 618. Mr. A. J. H. Frank for the plaintiff in error. Mr. R. Stuart Smith and Mr. C. E. Morgan, 3d, for the defendant in error.
No. 172. Vandalia Rail road Comp any , Plain tif f in Error , v . Charles Stilw ell . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Indiana. Argued January 14, 1916. Decided January 17, 1916. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs upon the authority of Jeffrey Manufacturing Co. v. Blagg, 235 U. S. 571. Mr. Samuel 0. Pickens for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Wymond J. Beckett for the defendant in error.
No. 672. Robert Kitchens , Appellant , v . J. C. Ham - ilton , Sherif f , etc . Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Georgia. Argued January 11, 1916. Decided January 17, 1916. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs upon the authority of Andrews v. Swartz, 156 U. S. 272; Frank v. Mangum, 237 U. S. 309. Mr. John Randolph Cooper for the appellant. Mr. Clifford Walker for the appellee.
No. 729. Frank R. Shattuck , Trustee , etc ., et al ., Appell ants , v . The Title Guaran ty & Surety Com - p. 638pany . Appeal from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Submitted January 10, 1916. Decided January 17, 1916. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of act of Congress, January 28, 1915, c. 22, 38 Stat. 803. See Central Trust Co. v. Lueders, 239 U. S. 11. Mr. Walter Lee Sheppard for the appellants. Mr. Frank Rogers Donahue for the appellee.
Decisions on Petitions for Writs of Certiorari from October 11, 1915, to January 17, 1916.
Nos. 558 and 559. L. Steiner and B. Frank , Indivi du - ally , etc ., et al ., Petit ioners , v . T. S. Faulk & Com - pany . October 18, 1915. Petition for writs of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. Leon Weil and Mr. Horace Stringfellow for the petitioners. Mr. W. A. Blount, Mr. A. C. Blount and Mr. F. D. Carter for the respondents.
No. 582. The Trinity Gold Dredging & Hydrauli c Comp any , Peti tione r , v . Angele Beaudry , as Exec - utrix , etc . October 18, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. Edward J. McCutchen, Mr. A. Crawford Greene, Mr. Alexander Britton, Mr. Evans Browne and Mr. F. W. Clements for the petitioner. Mr. Thomas B. Dozier and Mr. F. S. Brittain for the respondents.
No. 594. Robert H. Montgomery , as Trustee , etc ., Petitio ner , v . Bottle rs Seal Company . October 18,
1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. Mr. Selden Bacon for the petitioner! Mr. Alfred D. Lind for the respondent.
No. 626. City of New Orleans et al ., Petit ioners , v. Penn Bridge Company . October 18, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. I. D. Moore and Mr. Percy S. Benedict for the petitioners. Mr. Robert E. Milling and Mr. William Grant for the respondent.
No. 635. Ida R. Roberts et al ., Petition ers , v . Myra J. Robert s . October 18, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. M. F. Watts and Mr. William R. Gentry for the petitioners. No appearance for the respondent.
Nos. 636 and 637. John A. Lew is , as Executor , etc ., et al ., Petitioner s , v . Will iam B. Holm es et al . October 18, 1915. Petition for writs of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. Mr. Jackson H. Ralston and Mr. Morton S. Cressy for the petitioners. Mr. Ely B. Felsenthal, Mr. John P. Wilson, Mr. Nathan G. Moore, Mr. William B. Mcllvaine and Mr. Charles L. Bartlett for the respondents.
No. 640. Miene Wilckens , Peti tio ner , v . Alwin e S. Wilcken s . October 18, 1915. Petition for a writ of p. 640certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. William J. Courtright for the petitioner. Mr. C. S. Montgomery for the respondent.
No. 642. Lillie W. Reed , Petitio ner , v . The Balti - more & Ohio Rail road Comp any . October 18, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied. Mr. Charles W. Baker for the petitioner. Mr. Judson Harmon, Mr. Edward Colston, Mr. George Hoadly and Mr. A. W. Goldsmith for the respondent.
No. 647. Charle s G. Guth , Peti tione r , v . Guth Chocolat e Comp any . October 18, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied. Mr. Charles F. Harley and Mr. George W. Lindsay for the petitioner. Mr. Frederick L. Emery for the respondent.
No. 652. Charles S. Hinchman , Petit ione r , v . Con - solidated Arizona Smelting Comp any . October 18, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied. Mr. Charles H. Burr for the petitioner. Mr. J. Markham Marshall for the respondent.
No. 661. Egbert Whitney , Petitioner , v . New York Scaff olding Comp any . October 18, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. James A. p. 641Carr, Mr. Wallace R. Lane, Mr. W. A. Johnston and Mr. Edwin S. Clarkson for the petitioner. Mr. Paul Bakewell for the respondent.
No. 662. The American Rotary Valve Company , Peti tion er , v . Albert E. Moorhead . October 18, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. Mr. John Ridout and Mr. W. Clyde Jones for the petitioner. Mr. James W. Noel for the respondent.
No. 621. Hamil ton Trust Company et al ., Peti - . tione rs , v. John L. Bishe r , Jr ., etc . October 18, 1915. Petition for writs of mandamus and certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. Emmett Callahan for the petitioners. Mr. William P. Richardson and Mr. Will R. King for the respondent.
No. 667. The United States ex rel . The State of Louis iana , Petit ioner , v . Hon . Aleck Boarman , Judge , etc . October 25, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted. Mr. Ruffin G. Pleasant and Mr. Daniel Wendling for the petitioner. Mr. Edgar H. Farrar, Mr. Henry Bernstein and Mr. Willard F. Keeney for the respondent.
No. 512. W. F. JlMMERSON, AS ASSESSOR, ETC., ET AL., Peti tion er , v . The United States ex rel . Fall City Constr ucti on Comp any . October 25, 1195. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court vol . ccxxxix—41 p. 642of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. C. F. Greenlee for the petitioners. No appearance for the respondent.
No. 641. Vandalia Railroad Comp any , Petitioner , v. The United States . October 25, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. Mr. John G. Williams, Mr. Thomas W. White, Mr. Lindorf 0. Whitnel and Mr. Samuel W. Fordyce, Jr., for the petitioner. The Attorney General and Mr. Assistant to the Attorney General Todd for the respondent.
No. 663. National Bank of Commerce of St . Louis , Petiti oner , v . E. B. Alle n , United States Colle ctor , etc . October 25, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. A. C. Stewart, Mr. P. Taylor Bryan and Mr. George H. Williams for the petitioner. No brief filed for the respondent.
No. 665. Edmund W. Mudge et al ., Petit ioners , v . Black , Sheridan & Wils on et al . October 25, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. Frank Y. Gladney and Mr. Frank J. Hogan for the petitioners. No appearance for the respondents.
No. 669. Morris L. Bettman , Peti tione r , v . The United State s . October 25, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied. Mr. Frank F. Dinsmore for p. 643the petitioner. The Attorney General and The Solicitor General for the respondent.
No. 671. George L. Colburn et al ., Petitioner s , v . The United States . October 25, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. Chester H. Krum for the petitioners. The Attorney General, The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Wallace for the respondents.
No. 545. Arthur C. Brady , Petition er , v . Marti n E. Kern . November 1, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied. Mr. E. Spencer Miller for the petitioner. Mr. Owen J. Roberts for the respondent.
No. 675. Leonard Cecil Parker et al ., Petit ion ers , v. Barbara Parker . November 1, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. Theodore Mack and Mr. Gaines B. Turner for the petitioners. Mr. F. M. Etheridge and Mr. J. M. McCormick for the respondent.
No. 678. Gerard B. Towns end et al ., Petit ioners , v. Georgi a Southern & Florida Railw ay Company et al . November 1, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. Louis Marshall, Mr. Marion p. 644Erwin and Mr. Joseph Fried for the petitioners. Mr. Alexander C. King and Mr. J. Ellsworth Hall for the respondents.
No. 561. Cambria Iron Company , Petitio ner , v . The Carnegie Stee l Compa ny (Ltd .). November 8, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied. Mr. Francis T. Chambers and Mr. James I. Kay for the petitioner. Mr. Charles C. Linthicum and Mr. David A. Reed for the respondent.
No. 668. Mary M. Hill , Executrix , etc ., et al ., Petit ioners , v . James H. Lovewell , etc ., et al . November 8, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied. Mr. Caruthers Ewing for the petitioners. Mr. W. J. Lamb, Mr. Wassell Randolph and Mr. William M. Randolph for the respondents.
No. 686. Lilly Busch et al ., etc ., Petit ioners , v . Stromber g -Carlton Tele phone Manufacturing Com - pany . November 15, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. Joseph H. Zumbalen for the petitioners. Mr. Warwick M. Hough and Mr. Walter H. Saunders for the respondent.
No. 691. Barber Asp halt Paving Company , Peti - tioner , v. The City of St . Paul . November-15, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. p. 645Morris M. Townley for the petitioner. Mr. Thomas D. O’Brien for the respondent.
No. 674. The Atchi son , Topek a & Santa Fe Rail - way Comp any , Peti tione r , v . The United State s . November 29, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted. Mr. Robert Dunlap, Mr. E. W. Camp, Mr. Paul Burks, Mr. Alexander Britton and Mr. Evans Browne for the petitioner. No brief filed for the respondent.
No. 707. Fred von Baumbach , Collector , etc ., Petitioner , v . Sargent Land Comp any ;
No. 708. Fred von Baumbach , Collector , etc ., Petitioner , v . Sutton Land Compa ny ; and
No. 709. Fred von Baumbach , Collector , etc ., Petitioner , v . Kearsa rge Land Company . November 29, 1915. Petition for writs of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted. The Attorney General and The Solicitor General for the petitioner. Mr. John R. Van Derlip for the respondents.
No. 677. Otoman Zar Adusht Hanish , Peti tione r , v . The United States . November 29, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. Mr. James R. Ward for the petitioner. No brief filed for the respondent.
No. 692. Don A. Moun Day and L. D. Moun Day , Petit ione rs , v . The United State s . November 29,
1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. Charles Blood Smith and Mr. Chapin Brown for the petitioners. The Attorney General, The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Wallace for the respondent.
No. 704. Webst er Balli nger , Petitio ner , v . Wes t Publis hing Company . November 29, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia denied. Mr. Webster Ballinger for the petitioner. Mr. H. Winship Wheatley for the respondent.
No. 581. E. I. du Pont de Nemou rs Powder Com - pany et al ., Petitioner s , v . Walter E. Masla nd et al . December 6, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted. Mr. Edwin J. Prindle and Mr. Warren H. Small for the petitioners. No appearance for the respondents.
No. 718. S. S. White Dental Manufacturing Com - pany , Petit ioner , v . Oscar H. Piep er et al . December 6, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit granted. Mr. Henry N. Paul, Jr., Mr. Joseph C. Fraley and Mr. Edward Rector for the petitioner. Mr. Charles A. Brown for the respondents.
No. 684. Thompson & Ford Lumber Comp any , Petiti oner , v . Charles Dillin gham , Receiver , etc ., et al . December 6,1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the p. 647Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. H. M. Garwood and Mr. William A. Vincent for the petitioner. Mr. Thomas M. Kennerly for the. respondents.
No. 723. Marion W. Rose , Petit ioner , v . The Unite d States . December 6, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. George X. McLanahan and Mr. James T. Neville for the petitioner. The Attorney General, The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Wallace for the respondent.
No. 724. Charles Edward Grelle et al ., Petiti on - ers , v. The City of Eugene , Oregon , et al . December 6, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. T. J. Geisler for the petitioners. Mr. Martin L. Pipes for the respondents.
No. 734. Hugh Mc Curdy Eaton , Admin istra tor , etc ., Petit ioner , v . County of Shiawass ee . December 13, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied. Mr. Bernard B. Selling for the petitioner. Mr. Harrison Geer for the respondent.
No. 747. Rock Springs Dist ill ing Comp any et al ., Petitioner s , v . W. A. Gaines & Company . December 20, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted. p. 648G48 OCTOBER TERM, 1915.
Mr. Luther Ely Smith and Mr. William T. Ellis for the petitioners. Mr. Daniel W. Lindsey, Mr. James L. Hopkins and Mr. Edmund F. Trabue for the respondent.
No. 735. St . Louis Union Trust Company , Peti - tione r , v. Mary E. Mellon et al . December 20, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. W. F. Wilson for the petitioner. No appearance for the respondents.
No. 744. Dan A. Ward et al ., Petit ioners , v . Thomas W. Morgan , Warden , etc . December 20, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. Edwin A. Krauthoff for the petitioners. The A ttorney General, The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Warren for the respondent.
No. 751. The National Bank of Commerce in St . Louis , Petit ioner , v . Equita ble Trust Company of New York . December 20, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied. Mr. George L. Edwards for the petitioner. Mr. Charles C. Howland, Mr. F. N. Judson and Mr. John F. Green for the respondent.
No. 752. West ern Glas s Company , Petit ioner , v . The Schmertz Wire Glas s Company et al . December 20, 1915. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. Mr. Albert H. Graves and Mr. Louis p. 649239 U. 8. Decisions on Petitions for Writs of Certiorari.
Quarles for the petitioner. Mr. Drury W. Cooper, Mr. Thomas B. Kerr and Mr. Arthur J. Baldwin for the respondents.
No. 767. Abercrom bie & Fitch Company et al ., Petitioner s , v . Frede rick E. Baldwi n et al . January-10, 1916. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted. Mr. James R. Offield and Mr. Charles K. Offield for the petitioners. No appearance for the respondents.
No. 749. Choy Gum , etc ., Petit ioner , v . Samuel W. Backus , Commis sioner , etc . January 10, 1916. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. Corry M. Stadden for the petitioner. The Attorney General, The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Wallace for the respondent.
No. 755. John M. Burroughs et al ., Petit ioners , v . Floren ce L. Chambers . January 10, 1916. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia denied. Mr. B. F. Leighton and Mr. Wharton E. Lester for the petitioners. Mr. George E. Sullivan and Mr. Walter C. English for the respondent.
No. 765. Sanga mon Loan & Trust Company , Trustee , etc ., Petit ioner , v . United Shoe Machinery Company . January 10, 1916. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. Mr. Henry Lyman Child and Mr. Otis p. 650Scott Humphrey for the petitioner. No appearance for the respondent.
No. 770. San Antonio & Arans as Pass Railw ay Company , Petit ioner , v . Streets West ern Stabl e Car Comp any . January 10, 1916. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Mr. George Thompson and Mr. J. H. Barwise, Jr., for the petitioner. Mr. Levy Mayer and Mr. Carl Meyer for the respondent.
No. 792. Wells , Fargo & Comp any , Petit ioner , v . The Mayor and Alderm en of Jersey City . January 17, 1916. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied. Mr. Charles W. Stockton for the petitioner. Mr. John Bentley for the respondents.
CASES DISPOSED OF WITHOUT CONSIDERATION BY THE COURT FROM OCTOBER 11, 1915, TO JANUARY 17,1916.
No. 2. Thomas W. Mc Comb , Plainti ff in Error , v . The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Pennsylvania. October 12, 1915. Dismissed, with costs, on motion of counsel for the plaintiff in error. Mr. John G. Johnson for the plaintiff in error. Mr. William M. Hargest and Mr. Lyman D. Gilbert for the defendant in error.
No. 151. Union Pacif ic Railroad Company , Plain - tif f in Error , v . Barbora Zitni k , Admi nis trat rix , etc . p. 651In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Nebraska. October 12, 1915. Dismissed, with costs, on motion of counsel for the plaintiff in error. Mr. N. H. Loomis for the plaintiff in error. Mr. C. J. Smyth and Mr. Edward P. Smith for the defendant in error.
No. 195. Illinois Cent ral Rail road Comp any , Plaintif f in Error , v . Arthu r Slaughter . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota. October 12, 1915. Dismissed per stipulation. Mr. Pierce Butler, Mr. Blewett Lee and Mr. W. S. Horton for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Samuel A. Anderson for the defendant in error.
No. 202. Railw ay Transf er Company of the City of Minneapol is , Plainti ff in Error , v . Josep h La Mere . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota. October 12,1915. Dismissed per stipulation. Mr. William H. Bremner and Mr. F. M. Miner for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Samuel A. Anderson for the defendant in error.
No. 255. South ern Railw ay Comp any , Plaint if f in Error , v . A. B. Bramlett . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of South Carolina. October 12, 1915. Dismissed, with costs, on motion of counsel for the plaintiff in error. Mr. L. E. Jeffries for the plaintiff in error. No appearance for the defendant in error.
No. 256. The Mc Alester Edwards Coal Compa ny et al ., Plai nti ffs in Error , v . M. E. Trapp , State Audito r , etc . In error to the Supreme Court of the State p. 652of Oklahoma. October 12, 1915. Judgment reversed at the costs of the plaintiffs in error, and cause remanded for further proceedings per stipulation of counsel. Mr. Charles B. Stuart and Mr. James H. Gordon for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. Robert E. Wood for the defendants in error.
No. 305. W. S. Alle n , Secret ary of State , et al ., Appellants , v . William R. Comp ton Comp any et al . October 12, 1915. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for the appellants. Mr. George Cosson for the appellants. No appearance for the appellees.
No. 378. Quincy , Omaha & Kans as City Railroad Comp any , Plain tif f in Error , v . Shelby P. Noel . In error to the Kansas City Court of Appeals, State of Missouri. October 12, 1915. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Willard P. Hall for the plaintiff in error. No appearance for the defendant in error.
No. 548. The Dela ware , Lackawanna & Wester n Railroad Comp any , Peti tione r , v . Matt Yurkonis . On petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. October 12, 1915. Dismissed on motion of counsel for the petitioner. Mr. William S. Jenney for the petitioner. No appearance for the respondent.
No. 588. John Deere Plow Company , Petit ion er , v . Leon D. Mowry , Trustee , etc . On petition for a writ p. 653of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. October 12, 1915. Dismissed on motion of counsel for the petitioner. Mr, Duane E. Fox for the petitioner. No appearance for the respondent.
No. 11. Original. Commonw ealth of Virgi nia , Compl ainant , v . John Pierpont Morga n . October 18, 1915. Dismissed with costs, on motion of Mr. John Garland Pollard for the complainant. No appearance for the defendant.
No. 7. Lem Motlow , Plain tif f in Error , v . The State of Tenne ss ee . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee. October 18, 1915. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for the plaintiff in error. Mr. John J. Vertrees for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Frank M. Thompson and Mr. William L. Granbery for the de-
fendant in error.
No. 416. J. M. Killmer et al ., Plaintiff s in Error , v. Samuel Stew art , as Treasur er of Wyando tte Count y , Kans ., et al . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas. October 18, 1915. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. L. W. Kiplinger for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. Richard J. Higgins for the defendants in error.
No. 590. Nick Arrigo , Plain tif f in Error , v . Gus A. Hyers , Sheriff , etc . In error to the Supreme Court of p. 654the State of Nebraska. October 21,1915. Dismissed with costs, per stipulation. Mr. Marquis Eaton and Mr. Thomas 8. Allen for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Willis E. Reed for the defendant in error.
No. 591. Mike Indovi na , Plaintif f in Error , v . Gus A. Hyers , Sheriff , etc . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Nebraska. October 21, 1915. Dismissed with costs, per stipulation. Mr. Marquis Eaton and Mr. Thomas 8. Allen for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Willis E. Reed for the defendant in error.
No. 19. Rosa Gundall , Indiv idua lly , etc ., et al ., Appellants , v . The Manhat tan Railw ay Compa ny et al . Appeal from District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. October 21, 1915. Dismissed, per stipulation. Mr. Edward 8. Hatch and Mr. Vincent P. Donihee for the appellants. Mr. James L. Quackenbush for the appellees.
No. 46. August Boulange r , Plaint if f in Error , v . The State of Louisi ana . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. October 28, 1915. Dismissed with costs, pursuant to the tenth rule. Mr. Taliaferro Alexander for the plaintiff in error. Mr. R. G. Pleasant for the defendant in error.
No. 459. Standar d Fash ion Company , Plainti ff in Error , v . J. L. Grant . In error to the Supreme Court of p. 655the State of North Carolina. November 1, 1915. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for the plaintiff in error. Mr. J. S. Manning and Mr. Francis Rooney for the plaintiff in error. Mr. James R. Price for the defendant in error.
No. 75. Ozark Oil Company , Appellant , v . William Berryhi ll . In error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. November 10, 1915. Dismissed with costs, pursuant to the tenth rule. Mr. Haskell B. Talley for the appellant. No appearance for the appellee.
No. 569. Illinois Central Railroad Comp any , Plainti ff in Error , v . W. L. Pelto n . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa. November 15, 1915. Dismissed, per stipulation. Mr. Walter S. Horton and Mr. Blewett Lee for the plaintiff in error. Mr. William Squire Kenyon and Mr. Denis M. Keleher for the defendant in error.
No. 92. St . Louis & San Franc isc o Railroad Com - pany , Appellant , v . The Publi c Service Commiss ion of Miss ouri et al . ;
No. 93. Atchi son , Topek a & Santa Fe Railway , Appe llant , v . The Public Service Commi ss ion of Mis - souri et al . ;
No. 94. St . Louis Southw est ern Railw ay Company , Appe llant , v . The Public Service Commis si on of Mis - souri et al . ;
No. 95. Chicago , Rock Island & Pacif ic Rail wa y Company , Appellant , v . The Public Service Commi s - sion of Mis souri et al . ;
No. 96. St . Louis , Kansas City & Colora do Rail - road Company , Appell ant , v . The Publi c Servic e Commis sio n of Mis so uri et al . ;
No. 97. Kansas City Southern Rail wa y Company , Appe llant , v. The Publi c Service Commi ss ion of Mis sou ri et al . ;
No. 98. Mis sou ri Pacific Railw ay Company , Appellant , v. The Publi c Service Comm issio n of Mis - souri ET AL.;
No. 99. St . Louis , Iron Mountain & Southern Rail - wa y Company , Appe llant , v . The Public Service Com - mis sio n of Mis souri et al . ;
No. 100. Miss ouri , Kansas & Texas Railw ay Com - pany , Appellant , v . The Public Service Commis sion of Mis souri et al . ;
No. 101. Chica go , Burlin gton & Quincy Railr oad Company , Appe llant , v . The Public Service Commis - si on of Missouri et al . ;
No. 102. Chicago , Milw auke e & St . Paul Rail wa y Company , Appe llant , v . The Public Service Commi s - sio n of Mis souri et al . ; and
No. 103. Chicago & Alton Railro ad Company , Appellant , v. The Public Servi ce Commiss ion of Mis - souri et al . Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Missouri. November 29, 1915. Dismissed with costs, on motion of Mr. Frank Hagerman for the appellants. Mr. Frank Hagerman for the appellants. Mr. Edward J. White for the appellant in No. 98. Mr. John T. Barker for the appellees. Mr. William G. Buzbee for the appellees in No. 98.
No. 215. Will iam J. Deupr ee , Trus tee , etc ., Appell ant , v. Alice P. Watson . Appeal from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. December 2, 1915. Dismissed with costs, on motion of p. 657counsel for the appellant. Mr. Frederick W. Schmitz for the appellant. No appearance for the appellee.
No. 349. The Mis so uri Pacifi c Rail wa y Comp any , Plain tif f in Error , v . The State of Missour i at the Relation of the City of St . Louis . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri. December 2, 1915. Dismissed with costs, per stipulation. Mr. Ernest A. Green and Mr. James F. Green for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Truman P. Young for the defendant in error.
No. 105. Ralsa F. Morley et al ., Plain tif fs in Error , v . William M. Fewel . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma. December 2, 1915. Dismissed with costs, pursuant to the tenth rule. Mr. A. J. Biddison for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. Henry B. Martin for the defendant in error.
No. 741. Mariano Riera Palmer , on Behal f of Hims elf and Other Notaries , Appellant , v . Samuel D. Gromer , Treasu rer ; A. R. Sawyer , Auditor , and Fost er V. Brown , Attor ney Gene ral of Porto Rico . Appeal from the Supreme Court of Porto Rico. December 6, 1915. Docketed and dismissed with costs, on motion of Mr. Samuel T. Ansell for the appellees. Mr. Samuel T. Ansell for the appellees. No one opposing.
No. 125. Clarence H. Venner , Plaint if f in Error , v. The Chicago City Railw ay Comp any et al . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois. December 8, 1915. Dismissed with costs, pursuant to the vol . ccxxxix—42 p. 658tenth rule. Mr. Elijah N. Zoline for the plaintiff in error. No appearance for the defendants in error.
No. 130. Maria L. Overton et al ., Appellants , v . The United State s . Appeal from the Court of Claims. December 9, 1915. Judgment reversed and cause remanded for further proceedings, upon confession of error and motion of Mr. Solicitor General Davis for the appellee. Mr. W. H. Conaway for the appellants. The Attorney General and The Solicitor General for the appellee.
No. 150. Arthur Ryle et al ., as Trustees , etc ., Appellants , v . The United States . Appeal from the Court of Claims. December 17, 1915. Judgment reversed and cause remanded for further proceedings upon confession of error and motion of Mr. Solicitor General Davis for the appellee. Mr. H. T. Newcomb and Mr. Morris F. Frey for the appellants. The Attorney General and The Solicitor General for the appellee.
No. 159. The United States , Appellant , v . Jeff er - son F. Moser . Appeal from the Court of Claims. December 17, 1915. Dismissed, on motion of Mr. Solicitor General Davis for the appellant. The Attorney General and The Solicitor General for the appellant. Mr. George A. King and Mr. William B. King for the appellee.
No. 407. Oregon -Wash ing ton Railroad & Naviga - tion Company , Plainti ff in Error , v . Henry M. Pfei ffe r . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of p. 659239 U. S. Cases Disposed of in Vacation.
Oregon. December 20, 1915. Dismissed with costs on motion of counsel for the plaintiff in error. Mr. W. F. Cotton and Mr. Henry W. Clark for the plaintiff in error. Mr. H. M. Pfeiffer pro se.
No. 334. Nett ie L. Scott , Appe llant , v . Mrs . E. N. Philip o et al . Appeal from the Supreme Court of the Territory of Hawaii. January 6, 1916. Dismissed with costs on motion of counsel for the appellant. Mr. John W. Cathcart for the appellant. No appearance for the appellees.
No. 796. Coon Rapids National Bank et al ., Plai n - ti ff s in Error , v . Maggie I. Lee , Executrix , etc . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa. Submitted December 20, 1915. Decided January 10, 1916. Docketed and dismissed with costs, pursuant to the ninth rule. Mr. A. B. Cummins and Mr. 0. M. Brockett for the defendant in error. No one opposing.
CASE DISPOSED OF IN VACATION.
No. 191. The State of Wash ing ton on the Relation of August us S. Peabody , Trus tee , Plain tif f in Error , v. The City of Seattle et al . In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Washington. September 7, 1915. Dismissed pursuant to the twenty-eighth rule. Mr. George Donworth and Mr. Elmer E. Todd for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Howard A. Hanson for the defendant in error.