Pittsburgh Legal Journal.
EDWARD B. VAILL,
THOMAS EWING, JR.,}
N. S. VOL. XXXIV.-No. 52.
The Irish Judiciary and
Dueling
JOHN S. MURRAY, PUBLISHER.
Injury Resulting in
Suicide
227
191
132
Bailey et al, Huseman v. 389
249
Bankruptcy Decisions
258, 296, 283, 395
Barnsdall, Swearingen v. 251
Baum, Smathers v.
Baxter, Hunter v.
Beatty et al. v. Brady
Beaver Valley R. R. Co.,
Willock v.
Beese's License
314 Beezer Bros., Comes v. 94
Belcher, Estate of 174, 286
315 Beltz v. Pittsburg
197
315 B. &O. R. R. Co., Doyle v. 207
333 Borland, Estate of
201
169
227
Boro of Duquesne, Mor-
gan v.
Braddock Boro v. Alle-
gheny Co. Tele. Co.
Bradley, Kelley v.
Bradley, Commonwealth
ex rel., Shove v.
Brady, Beatty et al. v.
Brown et al., Coleman v. 341
383 Brown v. Weinman
276
132
400
53
Bryant v. Morgan et al.
v. Bradley
Comon'lth ex rel Young
v. Harvey et al
Cunningham, Estate of
230 Cushing v. McKenna
300
v
154 Daley v. Henry
Daly, Estate of
Daum, Anshutz et ux.
Davison, Estate of
248 Densmore, Comon'lth v.
306 Denniston Ave., Swiss-
282 vale, In re
Devlin, Estate of
Dillenkofer, Estate of
142 Dormidy v. Sharon Boiler
Works
5 Doyle v. B. &O. R. R. Co.
58 Dorwart v. Pgh. Ry. Co.
Dredgeboat Northern, J.
149 Rees & Sons v.
220 Dryden v. P. V. & C. Ry.
Co.
246 Dunley, Estate of
182
Estate, Cunningham
275 Estate, Daly
Estate, Jacoby
313 Estate, Jones
1 Estate, Kiser
293 Estate, Lindsay
402 Estate. Littell
345 Estate, Murphy
Estate, McIntosh
163 Estate, McTighe
75 Estate, Peterson
303 Estate, Schlegel
Estate, Strauthers
236 Estate, Tibby
207 Estate, Vilsack
183 Estate, Willis
Estate, Willison
304
DIED.
In re Objtections to
Chambers, Comon'lth v.
Circleville Boro, Incor-
poration of
166 Craig, Wesley I., Esq.
Claney, Estate of 139, 296 Hasbrouck, Cicero, Esq.
Clyde Coal Co. v. P. & Lambie, John S., Esq.
129 McCollum, Honorable J.
341 Brewster
94 Wallace, Clarence E., Esq.
182
189
L. E. R. R. Co.
Coleman v. Brown et al.
Comes v. Beezer Bros.
Comon'lth v. Chambers
Comon'lth v. Densmore 345 East Pittsburgh Improve-
Comon'lth ex rel. v. Fox 309 ment Co., Quenten v.
Comon'lth ex rel., Grier Eggers, Jenkinson Co. v. 185
106 Eggers et ux. v. Millvale 208
Eger v. Union Savings
Fund & Loan Associa-
374 tion of McKeesport
83 Estate of Johanna Mont-
gomery v. Pittsburg
v. Morris
Comm'lth, ex rel Jones v.
School Board of Mifflin
Township
Comon'lth v. Klein
Comon'lth ex rel., Mat-
tern v. Connor
Comon'lth ex rel. v. Mc-
96
Ilvaine et al
Comon'lth v. Schulte
Comonl❜th ex rel., Shore
Estate, Ammon
317 Estate, Belcher
181 Estate, Borland
Estate, Carey
276 Estate, Caverly
Estate, Claney
380 Estate, Connolly
26 Extradition in Desertion
331
Cases
In re Application of Cu-
taiar, for Pardon
186 Juvenile Offenders
187 Pitts. Rapid Transit St.
Ry. Co. et al., Charter
App., Executive Dept.
187
257
155
98
111
210
173
77, 80
367
147
267
285
335
242
38
298
410
336
21, 24
67
243
17, 305
139, 296 Gensenleiter & Co., Gold-
301 smith Bros. v.
Farnen v. Pittsburgh
Faust et al, Zillmer et ux,
Taufenbach v.
Fechter, Estate of
First Nat. Bank of Pitts-
burgh v. Peebles
First Nat. Bank New Ken-
sington v. Pa. Trust Co. 215
Fleming v. Richmon & Son 256
397 Fox et al., Common'lth
ex rel v.
158
350
309
364 Fry & Fry v. Mercantile
Trust Co., trustees 93
174, 286
Fuehr et al v. Fuehr et al 294
227
257
58 Fulton, Estate of
220
German Nat. B. & L. A.
of Pitts'gh., Pownall v.
Geyser v. Reymer Bros.
Gibson, Schmidt v.
Glesenkamp, Estate of
Goldsmith Bros. v. Gen-
senleiter & Co.
Gray et al v. Twp. of N.
Versailles et al
Greek Catholic Church
et al, Burt et al. v.
Gudfelder v. P., C., C. &
St. L. Ry. Co.
Guthrie et al. v. Johnson
et al.
Hamill v. Andresak
Hanna v. Pittsburg
Hansen et al., Pressed
Steel Car Co. v.
Hartupee et al., Wing &
Evans v.
Harvey, Comon'lth ex
rel Young v.
Evans v.
85 Jacob and Diamond Nat.
Bank, Byles v.
245 Jacoby, Estate of
Guy et al., Common'lth
Jahn et al, Wauby et al v.
ex rel, Zeigler et al. v. 275 Jenkinson Co. v. Eggers
Johnson, Guthrie v.
401 Jones v. Horn et al.
398 Jones, Estate of
In re Contested Election
of Upperman
In re Denniston Avenue,
Swissvale
In re Road Amwell Twp.
In re Wabash Avenue
Keenan v. McMurray
380 Kelley v. Bradley
59 Kiser, Estate of
Haugh v. Knoxville Land
Improvement Co.
Heckman v. Board Con-
trollers of Allegheny,
Murphy et al.
Henderson, Estate of
Henry, Daley v.
Herman Brick Co. et al,
Wilson v.
327
407
111
Heyl et al, Waterson v.
Holman, Estate of
Horn et al., Jones v. 262 Lebowitz et al v. United
House, Estate of
210 Traction Company
House of Representatives 248 Lewis v. Lewis
Huckestein et al., Shan- Lewis, United States ex
nopin Brick & Sand Co. v 50 rel v.
Hultz, Estate of
Hunter v. Baxter
Hunter V. County of
173 License, Beese's
191 Liggett, Kaufmann v.
Lindsay, Estate of
Lininger v. Westinghouse
Air Brake Company
Littell, Estate of
Logan, McCombs v.
Washington
412
Huron St. Pittsburg, In re 131
Huseman v. Bailey et al 389
31 Kaufman et al. v. Liggett 119
Kay et al., Prudential
59 Trust Co. et al. v.
King v. King
199 Klein, Com. of Penna. v.
Kleinman et al. v. Phila-
delphia Company et al.
81 Koehler et ux v. Pa. Co.
98 Konrad v. Nugent et al.
313 Kountz v. Allegheny
Camp Meeting Ass'n.
Knoxville Land Improve-
ment Co., Haugh v.
Improved Street Sweeper
Co. v. Pittsburgh et al. 278 Mackey v. McKallip
Inc. of Circleville Boro
241
Moorhead et al v. Scovel 329
Morgan v. Boro Duquesne 388
Morgan v. Russo
382
47
77, 80
91
106
Morris, Commonwealth
ex rel, Grier v.
Morrison v. American
Natural Gas Company 224
245 Murray v. Allegheny City 101
262 Mt. Albion Sub-School
367
185
Martin et al v. Pittsburg 398
Marvin et al. v. P. & L.
R. R. Co.
Meadville v. Mahoney
Mercantile Trust Com-
pany, Fry & Fry v. 93
Millvale Boro, Eggers v. 208
Morgan et al, Bryant v. 53
Moorehead Brother & Co.
v. United States
District, Thalman v. 261
Mullen, Phoenix Iron
Works Company v. 126
127
Mullen v. Phoenix Iron
288
Works Company
223 Murphy et al. v. North-
16 western Terra Cotta Co. 226
147 Murphy, Estate of 335
177
83 McCausland, Ritchey v. 259
McClane et al. v. W. &
C. Ry. Co. et al
McCombs v. Logan
McFarland, Tomer v.
107
162
409
McGee v. McDermott et al 41
15 McIntosh, Estate of
McKalip, Mackey v.
199 McKelvey Grove Imp'nt.
242
399
Co., P. & C. R. R. Co. v 160
McKenna, Cushing v. 373
184 McMurray, Keenan v. 223
127 McTighe, Estate of
38
P., C., C. & St. L. Ry.
Co., Gudfelder v.
233
226
347 Neal et al. v. Teel Min-
169 ing Company et al
119 Northwestern Terra Cotta
267 Co., Murphy et al. v.
North Versailles Twp. et
311 al., Gray et al. v.
56
285 Nugent et al., Konrad v. 116
162
85
399
193 P. & C. R. R. Co. v. Mc-
Kelvey Grove Imp. Co. 160
& L. E. R. R. Co.,
Clyde Coal Co. v
P. & L. E. R. R. Co.,
Marvin et al. v
166 Mahoney, Meadville v.
Mahoney v. Park Steel
Company
149, 150
216 Malaney v. Pennock et al 390
Manufacturers Light and
163 Heat Co. v. Rentz
P.
129
299
280
P., V. & C. R. R. Co.,
Dryden v
Park Steel Company, Ma-
honey v
149,
Parker, Caughey & Berg-
man v
298
Patterson et al. v. Patter-
son Dry Goods Co.
Peebles, First National
Bank of Pittsburgh v
Penna. Co., Koehler v.
Pa. Trust Co., First Nat.
Bank New Kensington v 215
Peterson, Estate of
Pennock et al, Malaney v 390 Schilpp Soap Company,
Philadelphia Co. et al,,
Yeager et al. v
Kleinman et al. v
113 Schlegel, Estate of
Phoenix Iron Works Co.
Schmidt v. Gibson
v. Mullen
126 School Board of Mifflin
Township, Common-
wealth ex rel Jones v.
11 School District of Mun-
hall v. School District
of Twp. of Mifflin
Schulte, Common'lth v
397 Schupert v. Pittsburgh
Railways Co.
Phoenix Iron Works Co.,
Mullen v
127
374
176
197
398
Piatt v. Seif et al
Pittsburg, Farnen v
Pittsburg, Beltz v
Pittsburg, Estate of Jo-
hanna Montgomery v.
Pittsburg, Hanna v.
Pittsburg, Werneburg,
Sheehan & Co. v
Pittsburgh et al Improved
Street Sweeper Co. v
P. & C. Street Railway
Co., Van Voorhis v.
Pittsburg Clay Pot Co. v.
Pittsburg Insurance Co. 231
Pittsburg Iron Paint Co.
271
278
150
v. United Traction Co. 247
Pittsburg, Martin et al v. 398
Pittsburg Railways Co.,
26
150
Rees & Sons v. Dredge-
boat Northern
Rentz, Manufacturers
Light & Heat Co. v
Reymer Bros., Geyser v
149 Richmond & Son, Flem-
ing v
90 Ritchey v. McCausland
Road of Amwell Township
158
In re
200 Ross v. Ross et al
Russo, Morgan v.
Quenten v. East Pitts-
burgh Improvement
Company
Schupert v.
Pittsburg Railways Co. et
al., Travelli v
Pittsburgh Railways Co.,
Dorwart v.
Pittsburg v. Wright
Pownall v. German Nat.
B. & L. Asso. of Pitts-
burg
31
190
Pressed Steel Car Co. v.
Hansen et al
Prudential Trust Co. et
al. v. Kay et al
Pugh et al, Winters v
288
175
Stevenson v. Spiller
399 Strauthers, Estate of
Swearingen v. Barnsdall
Union Savings Fund and
Loan Association Mc-
Keesport, Eger v.
United Traction Com-
350
-
pany, Lebowitz et al. v 184
United Traction Co., Pitts-
burg Iron Paint Co. v. 247
United States ex rel v.
Lewis, warden
43 United States, Moorehead
354 Brother & Co. v
347
382
399
Scovel, Moorehead et al v 329
11
Seif et al, Piatt v
Shannopin Brick & Sand
Comp'y v. Huckestein
Sharon Boiler Works,
Dormidy v
Silverman, Trelisky v
Skinner et al v. Byrd et al
Smathers v. Baum
Snee v. West Side Belt
R. R. Co.
Wilson v. Herman Brick
Company et al
5 Willis, Estate of
Willison, Estate of 17,
233 Wing & Evans v. Hartu-
tupee et al
183 Taylor v. Canton Town-
387
ship School District
Teel Mining Company et
al, Neal et al. v
Thalman v. Mt. Albion
Sub-school District
Thomas, Westmoreland
Guarantee B. & L. As-
sociation v.
13 Wright, Pittsburg v.
Tibby, Estate of 21, 24
Tomer et al v. McFarland
et al
261
Winters v. Pugh et al.
Willock v. Beaver Valley
R. R. Co.
409
Travelli v. Pittsburg Rail-
ways Company et al 104
189 Trelisky v. Silverman et al 164]
Yeager et al v. Schilpp
Soap Co., Ltd.
142
407
50
191
400
Watterson v. Heyl et al
Wauby et al v. Jahn et al 91
Weiler Bros. v. Weiss
Weinmann, Brown v.
Weiskircher v. Volk
164 Werneburg, Sheehan
281 Co. v. Pittsburg
227 West Side Belt R. R. Co.,
Snee v
236
359
73 Westinghouse Air Brake
383 Co., Lininger v
336 Westmoreland Guarantee
251 B. & L. Association v.
Thomas
Zillmeret ux, Taufenbach
v. Fauset et al
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1874, May 19...
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1885, June 30...
1889, March 28..
1891, June 2...
1891, June 8....
1893, May 11
1893, June 10....
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1895, June 24..
1897, May 25.
1899, April 11..
1899, April 28...
1901, March 7.
1901, May 16....
1901, June 4.
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1869, February 12..
1869..
Worldly Employment........ 83
Practice.................
Arbitration.......
Attachment....
409
343
16
226
257
374
106
Summons......
Real Estate...
School Boards..
School Boards..
Trusts......
Attachment of Vessels..
Jurisdiction.......
Tax Collector...
School Boards.
Railroads....
Oil Inspector..
Elections.
Practice....
Mines....
Tax Collector...
Infectious Diseases.
Practice...
School Districts.
Attachment of Vessels....
Liquors......
Juvenile Court.
Mines
School Boards..
5
216
School Districts..
Elections....
Municipal Corporations...... 279
Streets.......
131
193
Municipal liens...
Municipal Corporations...... 197
First Class Townships........ 175
Roads...
56
..126, 390
Process...
Extradition....
Automobiles..
265
345
ADEMPTION. Gift of proceeds of real estate di-
rected to be sold, will not be adeemed by an agree-
ment to sell made by testator after date of his will 363
ADMIRALTY LAW. Act of June 24, 1895, relat-
ing to the attachment of vessels does not repeal
Act of April 20, 1858, relating to the same subject.. 304
Dredgeboat without self-propelling machinery is
subject to lien under Act of 1858..
ALLEGHENY CITY. Title to land between
Bank lane or South avenue, and Smoky or Kill-
buck island...........
304
ANTE-NUPTIAL AGREEMENT. Ante-nup-
tial agreement as a defense to claim of widow's
exemption, will not prevent recovery where evi-
dence of execution of agreement is conflicting
and that widow was unacquainted with value of
her husband's estate and did not comprehend
meaning of the agreement........
APPEAL BOND. Liability of bondman on an ap-
peal bond given on appeal from suit to recover
purchase money on agreement to sell real estate
where bond is conditioned for payment of costs
and damages............
..... 380
ARBITRATION. Under what circumstances will
finding of arbitrator of a contract between city
and contractor, whose decision is final and with-
out appeal, be binding upon the contractor............ 271
The setting aside of an award under act of April
16, 1836, on ground of mistake, corruption, misbe-
havior, etc., should be made by exception and
not by bill in equity in another proceeding......... 343
ARCHITECTS. Architect not entitled to commis-
sion where it appears that the board of directors
by three votes out of five awarded him the con-
tract, but president of board decided that it re-
quired four votes, which ruling was agreed to by
board.......
261
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ARCHITECTS-Continued.
In such a case architect's rights are not altered be-
cause secretary of board notified him of his em-
ployment, as secretary's notice was without
authority....
ASSIGNMENT FOR CREDITORS. See Equity.
ATTACHMENT. See Practice, Execution.
ATTORNEYS FEES. Attorney for certain credit-
ors of decedent who benefits all creditors by ex-
ceptions filed, is entitled to compensation out of
fund so raised......
AUTOMOBILES. Act of April 23, 1903, relating to
use and licensing of automobiles is constitutional 345
Count in indictment under act of 1903, charging
person with operating automobile without being
registered, cannot be sustained...
287
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166
BANKRUPTCY. What evidence of the security
for a loan, where the security is left in the hands
of borrower, will be sufficient to justify the court
in awarding the security to the person making
the loan, as against the trustee in bankruptcy of
the borrower..........
215
Power of bankruptcy court to order bankrupt to
deliver property belonging to the estate in his
possession to trustee..
............................................ 377
BOROUGHS. Petition for incorporation of a new
borough will be dismissed where it appears that
the applicants have adopted boundaries which
are not the best and no good reason is presented
for incorporation.........
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS. A
building and loan association lent money with-
out any bid being made for the money. Held,
that it was not entitled to interest or premium
exceeding six per cent.......
.... 190
BUILDING RESTRICTIONS. A deed was made
upon condition that the grantee should not build
beyond a certain line. Held, on bill in equity
filed by the grantor and other owners in the same
plan, that the grantee should be restrained from
building contrary to the deed. It being shown
that other lot owners in the plan had by mistake
built beyond the general building line to within
20 feet of the street instead of 30 feet, without ob-
jection the defendant was only restrained to the
same line as the others..........
BURDEN OF PROOF. See Conveyances.
CHARITIES. A gift for the "endowment, found-
ing, establishment and maintenance of a home
or homes for industrious girls and women with-
out regard to age or sect," is a valid charity.........
CLOUD ON TITLE. See Equity.
COLLATERAL INHERITANCE TAX. A col-
lusive judgment in ejectment will not bar the
Commonwealth's claim for collateral inheritance
tax against one of the parties who previously
had a prima facie record title.........
COMMON LAW. See Presumptions.
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. Act of May 13, 1903,
relating to employment in coal mines, is uncon
stitutional in that it attempts to amend two Acts
of Assembly by one act................................................................
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Decedent, who left collateral heirs only, was a resi-
dent of another state. Prior to his death he sold
land in this county, taking purchase money
mortgages. One being unpaid, at his death an
ancillary administrator was appointed to collect
and satisfy it. Held, that the fund was not liable
to the collateral inheritance tax.............
......... 402
COMMON CARRIERS. Where goods are shipped
and a bill of lading received on which are printed
certain limitations of liability, the question of
notice to the shipper of limitations is one for the
jury.......
............. 207
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