Show FOUR TO FOUR Owing to the illness of Justice M ody only eight members of the supreme court have heard the arguments arguments arguments ments in a number of Important cases The death of Justice Brewer reduces the number on active duty to seven When the court Is divided the ruling of the coU coin below usually stands This precedent was not fol followed followed lowed owed In the appeal regarding re e ding the law The point at Issue was whether the trainload was the unit or whether each shipment constituted a M L air having taken tak a part in hi the deliberations and assisted in making up the opinion his vote was counted when the result mutt was announced d Four Justices favored I tho the contention of the government and four the railroad Under ordinary cir circumstances circumstance circumstances that would have ended the case but tho the court concluded to have it reargued next October when it is hoped there will be a full tull bench This action may havo have a n bearing on the American Tobacco and Standard Oil cases as but eight justices took part in the proceed proceedings proceedings ings although no announcement was made that these actions were to be ar argued argued argued gued again The illness of ot Justice Moody has greatly delayed the work of the supreme court and there then is little chance of ot his taking his place on the bench for tor several months The place made vacant by the death of Justice Brewer will wUl doubtless be filled in the near future Mure In that event there will willbe willbe be eight justices again nin on duty with the chance of at a tie vote on all Important important important tant cases |