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Show IN THE SUPREME COURT. Three Opinions Handed Down and Several Orders Made. NEARLY HALF A MILLION TIED UP. Attorneys Want the Church Case Disposed Of Several New Suits Commenced Judgments Kntered Interesting Court Items. The terrtorial supreme court met this morning, Chief Justice Zane and Associate Justices Anderson and Blackburn being on the bench. AFFIRMED. In the case of Hans Hansen vs. the Ogden Railway & Depot company, from the first district. Judge Anderson delivered the opinion. In the court below, the plaintiff obtained a judgment for $7,000 for injuries received by him while engaged as a laborer by the defendant. Of this judgment $2,500 was remitted, leaving it $ 4,500. The judgment of the court below was affirmed. SKEEN VS. MOOXCY. In the case of Maroni Skeen vs. Joseph Mooney et al., Judge Zane delivered the opinion. The plaintiff obtained a judgment f damages in the court below for being da-prived da-prived of the use of waters for irrigating, and this was affirmed. UNITED STATES VS. BCFORD. Judge Blackburn read the opinion In the case of the United States vs. M. B.. Buford et al. The defendents were convicted in the district court at Ogden of Jfencing public lands. A motion for a new trial was overruled over-ruled and the appeal was from that order. J be judgment of the court below was affirmed, and the defendants gave notice of an appeal to the supreme court of the United States, and their bond was fixed at 1500. ANOTHER COMMISSIONER. Thomas Ferguson of Marys vale, was appointed ap-pointed a United States commissioner. On motion of Mr. Rawlins, Oscar A. Moyle Was admitted to practice. THE Cni'RCH CASE. In the case of the United States vs. the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mr. Dickson stated that $400,000 was tied up aud lying idle, and it was desirable that it should be determined with as little delay as possible. He asked that the case be set for hearing in time to allow it to be taken to the supremo court of the United States in the October term. The hearing was set for September 1st. The case of The People vs. Rogers wa3 set for Sept 1st. The Agricultural college case was set for August 3d. KERM'S CASE. The case of Albert Kerm, who was recently recent-ly convicted of robbery and who is now serving serv-ing out an eight years sentence, was argued by S. P. Armstrong for the defendant, and Mr. Varian for the prosecntion and was taken under advisement. COURT NOTES.". Deputy Marshal Clawson is up from the couth. In the case of John- Blazzard et al. vs. Lucy D. Watts et al. a decree has been granted for the plaintiffs for part of lot 6. block 69, plat A. LeGrand Young today Instituted suit against the Union Pacific railway to recover re-cover a piece of property on block 137, plat . ,A and for f 100 damages. In the case of William Meikle vs. Barnes W. Carrlgan ct al. judgment has been entered en-tered for the plaintiff for t5ti4.30, and a decree de-cree of foreclosure granted. In the case of Thomas Green vs. Barlow Ferguson, a decree has been entered in favor of the plaintiff for part of lot 1, block 29, of tho ten-acre plat A, big field survey. John B. Elliason & Sons, of Philadelphia, have brought Buit against the London Tailoring Tailor-ing company, of this city, to recover $13,367 for goods sold. Day & Street are the plaintiff's plain-tiff's attorneys. Edward E. Burton has brought suit against the trustees of the Fiftieth School district of the county to recover $150 alleged to be due him as salary as teacher in said school, under a written contract Williams & Van Cott are the plaintiff's attorneys. Judge Powers has broutrht suit against the IkerH JVYmi to recover $'25,000 for an alleged libelous article headed "An Enemy in Dis-guise," Dis-guise," which appeared in the Xeum on July 2nd. W. H. Dickson, Ogden Hiles and D. N. Stroup are the plaihtiif's attorneys. |