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Show THE SUPREME COURT. Assembled This Morning and During the Session Handed Down SOME OPINIONS OF IMPORTANCE- The Orson Pratt Efate Case is Similar Simi-lar to the Will Known Cope Case. The supreme court assembled this morning at 10 o'clock. During the session a number of opinions were handed down. The court adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon. In the case of the People, vs. James Chadwiek et al., the judgment of tho district court was allirmed. The opinion opin-ion of the court was delivered by Judge Miner, Judges Zane and Anderson concurring. con-curring. This case arose from the larceny lar-ceny of a cow something over three years ago. The defendants, Chadwick and Whipple, were jointly indicted on March 4, INS!). They were tried together to-gether September 2(S, 1!M), and both found guilty and a motion for a new trial was made and denied. Tho second ease tried was that of the leopie etc, vs. (leorge W. Hancock. The opiuion of the court was delivered by Judge Miner, Judges Zane and Anderson An-derson concurring. The judgment of the district, court was reversed and a new trial granted. The indictment in this case charges this defendant and two others with the murder of Henry Jones on April 21, 1M8. It was found by tho grand jury on Mar?h 8, 18H0, or thirty-two years after the alleged crime was committed. Defendant Hancock was tried separately. The judgment of the supreme court was affirmed in the case of Ephtiam P. Ellison vs. James II. Lin ford jr. Judge Anderson delivered the opinion of the court, Judges Hlaekhurn and Miner concurring. Tho defendant was allowed al-lowed to appeal to the suprome court of tho United States. The defendant as tax collector of Kaysville levied upon and sold a wagon belonging to plaintiff for unpaid municipal taxes levied by said city upon his property The opinion of the First district court was allirmed in the case of AnnaMarks et al. vs. Wm. H. Cnlmer et al. Opinion Opin-ion delivered by Judge Anderson, Judges Zane and'Miner concurring. In the case of J. jM. Eaton vs. Hiram Thatcher et al., the judgment of the district court was reversed and tho case remanded back to said district court with directions to the court below to overrule tho demurrer and permit defendants therein to answer. Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Zane; Judges Audcrsou, Illdekburn and Miner concurring The case of Sarah J. Weaver vs. David Weaver and W. L. Pickanl was argued; Hoffman for appellant and lirown foi respondent. The case of Spanish Fork City et al. vs. Zachariah Hopper et al., was submitted sub-mitted on briefs by both parties. In tho estate of Orson Pratt, deceased, de-ceased, this being a case similar to the Cope case recently decided in the supreme su-preme court of the United States, was passed and will probably come up nl the next session of the supreme cenrt, which will be held in April. ' |