| Show lOWER LOER COURTS SUSTAINED IN FOUR VERDICTS Murphy Loses Appeal Appeal Appeal Ap Ap- Ap- Ap peal Against City in Bathhouse Case CaseIn In the supreme court Saturday five tive opinions were handed down In which the view of the lower court courtis is sustained in four cases and one was as remanded In the case of otT J. J P. P Murphy against Salt Lake Lale City in which Murphy sought to recover with interested which he alleged the city owed him for the construction tion of ot a bathhouse the lower court by a Jury returned a verdict for tor forthe forthe the city and judgment was so en en- en Murphy l moved for a new trial which was denied and he then appealed to the tho supreme court The higher highel co court rt In an opinion written by Justice J. J E. E Frick affirms affirms af af- af- af firms the decision of the trial court Mil Mike e was was n-as Jointly accused accused accused ac ac- ac- ac with twelve others of ot the murder of ot A A. P. P Webb In Carbon county on June 14 1922 He was tried separately in the district court of Carbon county and found guilty of ot murder in the second degree which A conviction was affirmed by bythe bythe bythe the supreme court at the February term He then applied for and was granted a change of venue to the district court of or Emery county where he was tried separately and convicted of voluntary manslaughter ter ler He HP then appealed to 10 the su supreme supreme su- su preme court on the ground that evidence e was insufficient to support support support sup sup- port the verdict In an opinion written by Justice J. J W. W Cherry the Judgment of the trial court is again affirmed In the case of T. T A. A Williams re receiver receiver receiver re- re against Joseph Nelson the proceedings in the district court of ot Salt Lake county being pursuant to the provisions of ot the compiled laws of Utah 1917 commonly known as the forcible entry and detainer statute a Jury returned a verdict in favor tavor of ot the plain plaintiff tift for tor a restitution restitution res res- of ot the tho premises and Judgment judgment judgment Judg judg- ment was so entered The defense moved for tor a new trial which was denied and from that the defendant appealed appealed to the supreme court count Justice J J. J E. E Frick in an opinion for tor the supreme court sustain sustains the trial court and affirms af at- af- af firms the judgment In t case of James of-James James A A. A Alcorn Sl Charles Reeding Heeding appealed from the district court of Salt Lake Lae county count the action being a controversy controversy contro contro- vers versy over an alleged right of ot way for an irrigation ditch the trial court found for the defendant Justice Justice Jus Jus- tice Samuel R. R Thurman in an opinion for the supreme court re remands remands remands re- re mands the case with directions to permit the parties if they so desire to amend their pleadings and in introduce introduce in- in i further evidence upon the questions and the court proceed thereon In the case of ot the Joseph Nelson Plumbing and Heating Supply corPoration corporation corporation cor cor- which appealed from the district court of Salt Lake county the supreme court in an opinion written by Justice J. J E B E. E Prick Frick affirms af at- af- af firms the judgments appealed from These Judgments were the vacation of an alleged receivers receiver's salo sale by the district court and from Its refusal to confirm the sale and also an order of ot the district court directIng directing direct direct- ing that the property involved be and resold by the re receiver receiver receiver re- re and from the confirmation of ot said sale I |
