Show SALT LAKE COURT HEWS E J wilkinson trustee in bankrupt cy for the star grocery company has blied flied an action against the anderaon taylor company to collect which it alleged the defendant compelled the grocery company to pay it three days before the bankruptcy proceedings ce were instituted and at a time when the grocery company was insolvent inso vent it is also alleged that the payments were made ns a result of threats on the part of the defendant to begin at toch ment proceedings the utah national bank has begun suit against F E houghton ct al to collect and interest on a promissory note the bank is also suing jehu E foulks et al to collect on an assigned promissory note judge biall devoted his attention again yesterday to the hearing of testimony in the lien case of the utah lumber company vs W F james the bearing was not concluded however and will bo resumed on monday morning next the supreme court handed down an opinion yesterday affirming the judgment of the lower court in the case of frank thompson vs S hays appellant in so doing the court remarks that the record is fatally defective in that it docs not set forth that a motion for a new trial was made in the lower court and does not set forth the grounds upon which the motion would ba or was made this the court adds leaves nothing to consider but the judgment roll which states certain exceptions without stating that alio endings and conclusions of law were erroneous leaving the supreme court nothing to do but to affirm the judgment tho opinion is written by district judge kalapp and justices baskin and bartch concur the action was brought in the lower court to quiet the title to certain water and the plaintiff prevailed |