| Show UNITED STATES WINS an idaho man t pay damages for cut cat tang timber on the public domain Doni washington may il 11 in the xu sit preme court justice harlan rendered the opinion of the court in the case ot of john 11 II 8 tone stone vs the united states appealed from the of appeals for the cintli circuit in thir thin case suit had been brought against stone in the di district triet of washington by the govern government anent to recover damages for timber cut on the public domain la in idaho after stone had bad been acquitted of the same offense in a criminal prosecution by the court in idaho the defense defene set up the plea pica that the prosecution mut must take place in the same state in wit which ich the timber had been cut and that the criminal prosecution was wa a part of the suit for damages dot objections were overruled and the decision below affirmed the court adjourned until the alth dinst |
