SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. OCTOBER TERM, 1915. IT IS ORDERED that General Order in Bankruptcy No. 21 be amended so as to read as follows: XXI. PROOF OF DEBTS. 1. Depositions to prove claims against a bankrupt's estate shall be correctly entitled in the court and in the cause. When made to prove a debt due to a partnership, it must appear on oath that the deponent is a member of the partnership; when made by an agent, the reason the deposition is not made by the claimant in person must be stated; and when made to prove a debt due to a corporation, the deposition shall be made by the treasurer, or, if the corporation has no treasurer, by the officer whose duties most nearly correspond to those of treasurer; if the treasurer or corresponding officer is not within the district wherein the bankruptcy proceedings are pending, the deposition may be made by some officer or agent of the corporation having knowledge of the facts. Depositions to prove debts existing in open account shall state when the debt became or will become due; and if it consists of items maturing at different dates the average due date shall be stated, in default of which it shall not be necessary to compute interest upon it. All such depositions shall contain an averment that no note has been received for such account, nor any judgment rendered thereon. Proofs of debt received by any trustee shall be delivered to the referee to whom the cause is referred. (Promulgated November 1, 1915.) (623) 239 U. S. Opinions Per Curiam, Etc. OPINIONS PER CURIAM, ETC., FROM OCTOBER 11, 1915, TO JANUARY 17, 1916. No. 530. GEORGE D. LANCASTER ET AL., PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, V. JAMES W. THACKER ET AL. In error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky. Motion to dismiss or affirm or place on summary docket submitted October 12, 1915. Decided October 25, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Consolidated Turnpike v. Norfolk &c. Railway Co., 228 U. S. 596, 600; Manhattan Life Insurance Co. v. Cohen, 234 U. S. 123, 137; Easterling Lumber Co. v. Pierce, 235 U. S. 380; (2) Mugler v. Kansas, 123 U. S. 623; Rippey v. Texas, 193 U. S. 504; Eberle v. Michigan, 232 U. S. 700. Mr. Bynum E. Hinton and Mr. J. H. Hazelrigg for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. T. L. Edelen for the defendants in error. No. 549. WILLIAM WALLBRECHT, SR., ET AL., PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. E. N. INGRAM ET AL. In error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky. Motion to dismiss or affirm or place on summary docket submitted October 12, 1915. Decided October 25, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Waters-Pierce Oil Co. v. Texas (No. 2), 212 U. S. 112, 118; Deming v. Carlisle Packing Co., 226 U. S. 102; Overton v. Oklahoma, 235 U. S. 31. Mr. Lawrence Maxwell and Mr. James H. Hazelrigg for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. T. L. Edelen for the defendants in error. No. 18. THE LONG-BELL LUMBER CO., APPELLANT, v. WALTER MOSES. Appeal from the United States Circuit VOL. CCXXXIX-40 Opinions Per Curiam, Etc. 239 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Submitted October 21, 1915. Decided October 25, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of United States v. Krall, 174 U. S. 385; McFarland v. Brown, 187 U. S. 239; Missouri &c. Railway v. Olathe, 222 U. S. 185; United States v. Beatty, 232 U. S. 463. Mr. William R. Thurmond for the appellant. Mr. Elijah Robinson for the appellee. No. 155. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BELLE FOURCHE, S. DAK., PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. ADOLPH O. EBERHART ET AL. In error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota. Motion to dismiss submitted October 18, 1915. Decided October 25, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Aspen Min. & Smelting Co. v. Billings, 150 U. S. 31; Brown v. Alton Water Co., 222 U. S. 325; Union Trust Co. v. Westhus, 228 U. S. 519; Shapiro v. United States, 235 U. S. 412. Mr. Norman T. Mason and Mr. James A. George for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Harrison L. Schmidt for the defendants in error. No. 223. JAMES DUVAL ET AL., PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. Argued October 18, 1915. Decided October 25, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Waters-Pierce Oil Co. v. Texas (No. 2), 212 U. S. 112, 118; Deming v. Carlisle Packing Co., 226 U. S. 102; Overton v. Oklahoma, 235 U. S. 31; (2) Northern Pacific Railroad v. Herbert, 116 U. S. 642; Hayes v. Missouri, 120 U. S. 68; Howard v. Kentucky, 200 U. S. 164. Mr. Edward N. Pugh and Mr. 239 U. S. Opinions Per Curiam, Etc. Philip S. Pugh for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. R. G. Pleasant and Mr. Daniel Wendling for the defendant in error. No. 36. JOHN R. GREENLEES, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, V. FRED L. MORRIS. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas. Submitted October 25, 1915. Decided November 1, 1915. Per Curiam. Judgment reversed with costs and cause remanded for further proceedings upon the authority of Mullen v. United States, 224 U. S. 448; Skelton v. Dill, 235 U. S. 206; Adkins v. Arnold, 235 U. S. 417. Mr. C. A. Magaw for the plaintiff in error. Mr. John F. Switzer and Mr. Charles Blood Smith for the defendant in error. No. 29. THE PETERBOROUGH RAILROAD, APPELLANT, v. BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD ET AL. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of New Hampshire. Argued and submitted October 26, 1915. Decided November 1, 1915. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of Carey v. Houston & Texas Central Ry., 150 U. S. 170; Cornell v. Green, 163 U. S. 75; Empire State-Idaho Mining &c. Co. v. Hanley, 205 U. S. 225; Childers v. McClaughry, 216 U. S. 139. Mr. Henry A. Cutter for the appellant. Mr. Edgar J. Rich and Mr. Archibald R. Tisdale for the appellees. No. 20. CHARLES P. BOWDITCH ET AL., PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, V. THE JACKSON COMPANY ET AL. In error to the Superior Court of the State of New Hampshire. Argued October 22 and 25, 1915. Decided November 1, 1915. |