Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-03-06 | Page 1 | Important Decisions in Montana Court

IMPORTANT I IN MONTANA COURT CORT I II I I HELENA Mont March C. C o Iivo Five opinions were handed down b by the tim supreme su suo su- su preme picnic court today sonic fume of which arc are of more moro than ordinary importance Holding n that there was a sufficient I showing as to the validity of their t the c supreme cout court set get et aside the default entered by the district court of Silver Si cr Bow count county and a reopening of tho the application of a number of res resi residents rest rest- dents of Germany who professed cd to ho he heirs of Charles Chars Char's Colbert a Butte Bute miner who died intestate several years n ago o leaving an estate of approximately which to the tho state I of Montana anti and over which numerous suits were filed by contesting claimants fuis Tho The Germans are arc named Kolbow and aOI assert this was Colbert's name before leaving there Tho judgment ment of tho the district court of Silver Bow count county in the thc case caso of Sofus Nielson ie on convicted con of manslaughter was affirmed The supreme court rendered a deci decision dec sion to tho the effect that in in effecting tho the sale Ie o of the thc Denver block in this ci city the agent of the Mutual Life Lifo Insurance Insurance ance company had exceeded his authority author author- it ity and that in reality realty there had been no contract contrad entered into between L. L II I. I Schaeffer cr and md that company Because cause th the lower court refused to P tear hear evidence C as to the tho accused's mental mental men meu tal condition touching his competency to testify us lS n a witness winess a at t the tho time homade ho lie made mado an nn alleged confession the tho court cout reversed thio url ment of tho the district court of ot Deer Lodge county wherein I was convicted of mur murder er