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Show SUPREME COURT.. Opinions Renderol by the Jadges tbis Uomln0. hut sot Tin: om: exitItlii. A JuJgment Sri AtlJr. A Ileal L'.lalo Trntitaclliin. Thcrovraiovldeullyeomoilliiappolnt-ment Thcrovraiovldeullyeomoilliiappolnt-ment experienced by tbo hatch of nltorncjtanl other who went luto tho Hupromo Court rooftt at ten o'clock thla morning and wallet for moru than au hour under Ihe Impreaalon that the dally i'Xrctcl opinion In tho Franklin Avonuu Theilro r.uo would bu do. llvcred. They went away with their curloultetill unaitltlli-J. ItUgetier. rrallyuulcnitool, lioworer, that Ihe opinion la nearly rcidy and may lie locked ror within tho next day or two, Tho following dcclilon win delivered by Judge .Mluer ahorlly nrter tho ojajn. lug or court: A I'CIUUMAI. I.1JUIIV OAIB. JoepJt A. (Julbell, plalntlir and roeiaiudonl, re, Ihu Unljn I'aclllo Itillway Cominny, dclcndantand ap. la'lUlll. Thla wiw an appeal rrotu an orJcr or thu Flrat Di.llk-l Court lu denying dt-rctidant'e dt-rctidant'e ntotlen for n how trial. Tho action vtaiorlglnally brought tu recover damage ror i-nwiitl Injurh-a rccflvui by thu rceiwualent whllo In tho employ or Iho upllant company aa a laborer at n oval initio owned and operated by tbo latter, and iltuatod al Alniy, Wyoming. Theiuiinooriicllou wa bated upon tho alleged nrgllgeucu In railing to pmrldo aiirilclont ilghti where thu n-rpondent waa working te enable hint t arfjrm bit tcrvlcu aufe. ly, and In carcleiwly erecting nnd maintaining n rerevn and rhiite by which coal waa dlichargcd from a high Initio Into ralltvny can, the ncgltgcnru In that regard, at alltgud, rxlttlDglii thu fact that tbo errecti and ihuluwire e tDiialnictcd and innlti-Ulneilaataberii innlti-Ulneilaataberii near thu top of the railway cata that Ihtr.. wai not euni. ilviiteiar., fjr ,ljullir Iwdy to tat Utwri-n the top uf tin. ran and tho chute, l'lalntlll' waa i:t ) rara old al thu time of tbn accident, and waa then rrctlvltig tsitf wr day wage. Tho rtfiilt of tbu accident waa tliu breaking break-ing uf Ida left arm atom tin. url.t and bolow thu filar, which left tho arm Uwleaa. Al Ibu rloatt of pllllitlll'a paie Uio defendant company inovett fur a iiontult, on the grotiud that there traa no uvldence iiou which Ihe Jury could render n M-rdlc lu tavoroi Ihu plalntlir, Thli wai ilvnl.il by tho court, nnd defendant Introduce.! ovl-denrc. ovl-denrc. At Iho flow a.f the raH-, and aflcr tho chargti of Judge I leinler.on, injury returned a vrrdlct lor plain' till for thu nun or f'.,.Vxi. Tho Court now held that, ai ahown by tin. o vl.leiuo, thuchutuaiidKiruane rent properly uil.l ivrniaticutly con-i-truru-al, and rutin ly eultabln to th tiiw fir which Ihey were bulli: tint Iho ihiitotxlendr-j atnul two feet aver tho aide of thu car, nnd waa for 111- piirii.it. of allowing thu coal to dr ,ii Into tho mr from alovr, in I io lid lu m ni- Interfere wllh tho' tu uty t.f plaliilU! had ha. um-l tcaaoi. ablo litre and looked bt tv where hu waa going. InaUad uf doing no bo turuwihUluck to thu chute and the lainpaud waa carried on toaudiiturr thuthuluby thu inivlng car being drawn by Ida companion, which bu know waa moving In tho uinc Hon of Ihu chiitu fur tho very puriitaw of n-clvliig tual Into thu cur, rlalnllil w.ai Mioply nt tcnl-mliidcd nnd didn't iiM'f,l,fjtj. 1, l rccollivlli.il or blaiciiwn; hu waa not tiling tint reaaonablo caru nr ordinary ordi-nary luiidenc which would hui'xer. rlwdlayattiaabl a-raoii under all theclri'Uni.Uticttaiid In vluw- of Hm probablu danger. It waa ait accident rtaultlng from thu ilnuvter uf tho wotk In tvhlcli bn waa engaged, nnd If It rr.ultud from anyludj 'a lault It waa from thu ildmlir'. own la, U of alien, lion lo lila aurroiindlnga, ublcJimuit h.ivu la-en known to him, an I which hu could havn avoided by ordinary ctri-. Any other ruin In thla ca.t. would rjtider thu dtfeiidaiit au Intuicr of Ihu llvia atfl Mftiy t,f It, M,ipjyw Without coii.ldtrlng the other uuea. tlom Involved In Ibu Cl.o. thoei.uit'a conclualomwere that Iherovil.tui n evIJcuit-lhowIng lirgllgeiirni i.i tlm ,,s fcltitaltt lu thla caw In Juttlfy tl, vcrJIct nh.'ii for rlilntltr. and mat Ihu Judgmeiitol the court lat-low- elioulal U, aettuldentiila new trial granlol, with thu lt.la ul thlacaillit: tllta ruetalllllitt murt la-low to nlildu the reatilt. Chief Jutlh-u Zaun and Aaaoclato Jiutlii Aiuleituu aud Illackburu win. currod. A ItltAI, IStTATn llimCVLTVa In thu caae of Allrid Iliinahue, Jtlaliitlir and ruaitident, ve. Jacih irwihtvati,ilirriiilaul ami iiplaiii, Jit.lgu .Miner nU dellvetwl tho liilou or theixnirt, lu which Jii.tlitu Andi-r-miii nnd Illackburu concurred. (,'liU-f Juttliw nto, hiving trle.1 tiio i-iim In tho 1 bird Ubtrlct Court, did not now adjudicate. Thu iicilnii wai brought by plilnllir agalnai (l.htgun ., J, Vn, W. .,.'.".fo,!,,,,,,',,",""' "'' " "itolar ith,180,haialrcli.i.l mm if,d. '.'", ."'tain M ofland lu Halt I.aku City, through def, ndant'. igrnt, a a nalMtatta denier, and that a wrllteu agrctnient waa entered Into at.t I phtli tlir, wlurtlii II, fun ngrttiltOMll aud convey in iilalntlll huwholoofHtid .i for ;iai.,a. i"i, liiindrtild.illaratif Ihu lum win ti.J.. ES,'i?ufI,r,B,"q,l?i'uK."'"K Mi ti '' '" l"""''!"-" prlco waa lo l all January lit, va),t w,c, date it hill ouuveyaiieuur Ibupro.arty waa rrB. t! ''." '",ll ' "I" defendant to ,.niiiii,iiiaion llio hut named tiatt. lliilirte.iilenKllder;ndintfil.U. ""Y.11" '. Hw contract or pun hate niidilenuiidiil ,,. ucivti wllh IU leriua Thli wai, however, rcfiLix! ami plalntlir clalmetl damaiv. In tli turn or faouij In ivn.tipiencu. Deft'inlant admitted the duu exwul lonofthuroulructtoiiell and convey hu prt'inlaea ai ejittotl, but denied thru lowaalboowiitrof laid hml at the I hnoof llivcxcculloii and dtllvcrliig or thu contract except only nn undivided one-third pirt thereof; t,t hi. ,,ova,.f tocoiiyeytbowholo of tho land win condltlcinl uju llm Joining of lilt co-teiiaiiUlunich deed, which bo m good faith believed they v,0Ud d0( m1j I if which racta pl.ilntllT well knew when the contract it aa nude. Dcfeti I nnUonalered Judgment r,.r J-,6) ami tiwlalroro Ibu trial. Winn the cut, trlnl a Jury wai tvalv-!'. tvalv-!'. T,ie .''" TOU" round t io valuo of Hit- prxi-tily at the llmooflho ronviytnro rluuild have Iro'ii made ISmii, an i,a-. elation atlor thu coiilrait of ealn of S1 1)1, ami givnl.lalntlirjudgmeat for thla mini and $,0,1 advanced ayiocnt and iu tt-reat theMin, nmounlliig In all to Jlnw.Sii, The only ij'iciIIdii prcMnle-Jby till appeal waatbe incniiircofdauiagni to hu ullowed plalntlir. II wai n rail rrom Uio proofa In Iho mm. that tho land In iUcitlou had Increrued nearly CO r rent after the rontract or tale anal U.f,ire IU maturity. A I knowleilgo of Unto clrcuimtiincia might havo Induced tho drft-niiaut to uio no dlllgenco In procuring nnd r-feeling r-feeling tlm lltlunnallurtfualngtoiiin. yoy tho lame, ua bo bad agreed to do. Had the proptrly depreciated In value defendant would havo been entlllnl lo hi money on tho contract, and had l'lalntlll refuaod to pay, aa agreed, It wai ii.mll.ao he might now lo tender. Ing n full rouveyaiicu and demand. lug damaga-a for tho pUlnllll'a re-ruaal re-ruaal lo iwrfotm Ida contract. 'I here wai aimn conlllct of evldcnco In Ihla raae; but tho trial court hail the oprorluiaiiytoacemad ,ror l)lu wlt. iitaara on llio aland and to ot icrve Hit Ir iiitnnerortiitlfylng. and win ta-ttrr iualllle. tojudgu ol tin. weight lo li glieii Iheteilliiiony than thli court could by reading It, Tho Judgment orihetuurtbetiw would therefore be alllrmod with coala. A .'J.KItTV TnANAClIO.N IMwIn II, Ajeia and Kdnard A. Itiwler niil!ant, vi. Mary Ann Jai k an! William Irfgg-tl.rtapindeiitia. Tlieargiiiueulatu tlila inalter were commenitil almttiy lo-fore Ihu noon n-cembyMr.JohiiXjtierorlhenprtllnnta n-cembyMr.JohiiXjtierorlhenprtllnnta mil Mr, Wnliia-iiiar Yau Cott fur Hit. ropoiiilenti,. The tam nroeo out ol a family ,11. nto na to the citato of nnu Thomai t.Viu(who In Auetnl, Hull, In thliilty.dli.l Intntate), nnd tho rub. i.a,jiii.ii tiln of a tuition of uch ralatc. The argument wero In piogion when the -Nntva repoit cloieti. |