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Show LAW UPHELD Supreme Court Decides Case of Meese vs. Northern Pacific Paci-fic and Reverses Circuit Court. Washington, Jan. 17. The supreme ccurt today construed the Washington slato workmen's compensation law as abolishing all damage actions in 'the courts by workmen in the hazardous employments covered by tho law, whether ugainst employers or against third persons. The decision was in a case in which tho widow and children of Benjamin Meese sued the Northern Pacific railroad rail-road for tho alleged negligent killing of Meese. an employe of a brewery at Sattle, alongside the railway's tracks. Tho district court held the compeusatlon law abolished all actions ac-tions for damages, and dismissed the suit, but the circuit court of appeals held that it abolished litigation only of employes against their employers. The supreme court today upheld the district court's interpretation and reversed re-versed tho circuit court of appeals. Liability Lav Upheld. ' Washington, Jan. 17. Validity of tho Indiana employers' liability law was upheld today by the supremo court in approving a verdict of $12,000 recovered from the Vandalla railroad by Charles Stillwell, brakeman, for-injuries. Washington, Jan. 17. The government govern-ment today asked the supreme court to dismiss the appeal of David Lamar from his conviction In New York on charges of falsely an officer of the United Stales,- former Representative Palmer of Pennsylvania. The govern-1 4 u ment urged tho appeal was without merit. Lamar's attorneys opposed the request. The court took the matter under consideration. Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 17. All petitions pe-titions for a re-hearing of the Missouri Mis-souri railroad rate cases were denied by the Missouri public service commission com-mission today. |