Show v n IMPORTANT OPINIONS I The Supreme Court Yesterday I Handed Down Five COPPER CO ATTACHMENT IN IMVOR OF TilE NORTHWESTERN WHEEL COMPACTS REINSTATED I Dcumrrer to the Indictment of John t r i V Suiitli Sustained Three Cases T Arsrued and Submitted One of VTliicli Wa4 the Appeal of Glass 3iiiu Kroiii a Conviction From J Criminal LHicl Judgruientb Entered P tered and XtW Suits Filed I The supreme court yesterday handed hand-ed down five opinions affirming the lower courts in four and reversing in one Their honors also listened to the 4 arguments in three cases which were taken under advisement It is expected expect-ed the supreme court vlll today or tomorrow at the latest finish hearing the cases ou the calendar and will then take au adjournment for a few weeks to prepare opinions My Lord the Plaintiff Beaten In the case of Lord Claude Hamilton Hamil-ton and John Elliott appellants vs John Bastian John Firth Arthur c Drown and the American Eagle Mining Min-ing company the judgment of the lower court was affirmed The opinion was delivered by Juage King and con cuired in by Chief Justic Merritt and Associate Justice Bartch On May 2 ISSJ the plaintiff commenced com-menced suit to recover possession of the Copperopolis mine in Juab county coun-ty alleging that they owned in fee simple and were entitled to the possession pos-session thereof and that defendants ousted them therefrom on March 25 lSi3 and have extracted ores from the mine or the value of 20000 Defendants Defend-ants answered by a specific denial and themselves alleged ownership of the property Xo further proceedings were had in die ease until 1SS9 when a supplemental complaint which cannot can-not be found was filed The supplemental supple-mental complaint alleged the death of the plaintiff Hamilton and asked that proceedings be continued in the name of the surviving plaintiff Elliott I HuH and averred that the American I Eagle company had succeeded to the 1 interest of the defendants and asked J that said corporation be made a party dfendant The American Eagle company answered averring that it had made J gi at improvement upon the prop crty and was holding under color of T title adversely to the plaintiffs It r also pieard the statute of limitations limita-tions Xo further steps were taken I until September 23 1S93 and uponap nhcatiGn of the defendants the case carre up for trial on October 3 1S93 The plainuffs were unrepresented at the trial and a verdict for the de ffi dants was entered On November 5 1894 Edward Austin and TV F Tipping moved to vacate judgment for the reason that at the time of the judgment the plaintiff Joln Elliott was dead and no substitute sub-stitute of party plaintiff was had and that the cause was called and submitted I sub-mitted without notice and in violation i n viola-tion of an agreement of defendants I t i for settlement j The trial court refused to set aside i I i nnd vacate the judgment and from J the order denying the motion the appeal I ap-peal was taken Their honors held that the action of the lower court was I I proper and affirmed the ruling I I |