Opinion of the Court. The decree is objected to as granting affirmative relief to Albaugh against his co-defendant Newman. As the appellants are dismissed out of court, the error, if it was one, does not concern them. Decree affirmed. MR. JUSTICE BREWER and MR. JUSTICE PECKHAM dissented. Decisions on Petitions for Writs of Certiorari. OPINIONS PER CURIAM, ETC., FROM JANUARY 19, TO MARCHI 1, 1903. No. 68. JOHN S. SWANN ET AL., TRUSTEES, ETC., PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. In error to the Supreme Court of Appeals of the State of West Virginia. Submitted December 8, 102. Decided January 26, 1903. Per Curiam. Decree affirmed with costs, on the authority of King v. Mullins, 171 U. S. 404. Mr. George E. Price and Mr. S. S. Green for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. W. Mollohan, Mr. Geo. W. McClintic and Mr. Murray Briggs for the defendant in error. No. 153. THEODORE READ, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, V. MISSISSIPPI COUNTY. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Arkansas. Submitted January 28, 1903. Decided February 2, 1903. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs, on the authority of Morley v. Lake Shore, etc., Railway Company, 146 U. S. 162. Mr. William II. Carroll for the plaintiff in error. No appearance for the defendant in error. Decisions on Petitions for Writs of Certiorari. From January 19 to March 1, 1903. See vol. 187, p. 639. No. 433. WILLIAM E. HALE, RECEIVER, ETC., PETITIONER, v. JAMES A. HILLIKER. January 19, 1903. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. Mr. M. II. Boutelle, Mr. Wm. E. Hale and Mr. A. L. Pincoff's for the petitioner. Mr. Charles E. Pat terson and Mr. Alpheus Bulkeley for the respondent. No. 443. RICHARD A. BURGET, PETITIONER, v. HORACE R. ROBINSON. January 19, 1903. l'etition for a writ of certiorari Decisions on Petitions for Writs of Certiorari. to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied. Mr. John W. Corcoran and Mr. P. A. Collins for the petitioner. Mr. Stiles W. Burr and Mr. John W. Saxe for the respondent. No. 546. STANDARD SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, PETITIONER, v. ARTHUR M. LESLIE. January 19, 1903. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. Mr. Charles S. Holt and Mr. John Dane, Jr., for the petitioner. Mr. Charles K. Offield and Mr. Charles C. Linthicum for the respondent. No. 548. HORACE M. DUPEE, PETITIONER, v. CHICAGO HORSE SHOE COMPANY. January 19, 1903. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied. Mr. William M. Jones and Mr. James E. Munroe for the petitioner. Mr. Le Roy D. Thoman for the respondent. No. 549. WASHINGTON NATIONAL BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, PETITIONER, v. BERTHA L. FISKE AND HUSBAND. January 26, 1903. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia denied. Mr. George E. Hamilton, Mr. M. J. Colbert, Mr. J. H. Ralston and Mr. F. L. Siddons for the petitioner. Mr. Maurice D. Rosenberg, Mr. Alexander Wolf and Mr. D. W. Baker for the respondents. No. 553. SIMON ROTHSCHILD, PETITIONER, v. MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD COMPANY ET AL. January 26, 1903. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied. Mr. Heber J. May for the petitioner. Mr. Francis Lynde Stetson, Mr. F. P. Poston and Mr. Fairfax Harrison for the respondents. Decisions on Petitions for Writs of Certiorari. No. 571. JAMES GALVIN, PETITIONER, v. CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS. February 2, 1903. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied. Mr. Timothy E. Tarsney for the petitioner. No appearance for respondent. No. 551. C. M. PATTERSON, PETITIONER, v. R. M. WADE. February 23, 1903. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. John H. Mitchell for the petitioner. Mr. Joseph Simon for the respondent. No. 557. ATLANTIC TRUST COMPANY, PETITIONER, v. EDGAR C. CHAPMAN, RECEIVER, ETC. February 23, 1903. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Mr. Stanley W. Dexter, Mr. Edward B. Whitney and Mr. J. J. Scrivner for the petitioner. (Mr. Wheeler H. Peckham, Mr. Adrian H. Joline, Mr. William B. Hornblower, Mr. Herbert B. Turner, Mr. Jno. E. Parsons, Mr. Win. W. Green and Mr. Allan McCulloh, for certain interested parties, filed a brief in support of petition, by special leave of the court.) Mr. Charles N. Fox for the respondent. No. 568. ROBERT B. WHALLEY, MASTER, ETC., PETITIONER, v. THOMAS TRAVERS ET AL. February 23, 1903. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. Mr. J. Parker Kirlin for the petitioner. Mr. W. C. Beecher for the respondents. No. 576. BUFFALO ELECTRIC CARRIAGE COMPANY, PETITIONER, v. ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY. February 23, 1903. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied. Mr. Thomas Cases Disposed of Without Consideration by the Court. A. Banning and Mr. Ephraim Banning for the petitioner. Mr. John R. Bennett for the respondent. No. 593. FRANK J. HEARNE, PETITIONER, V. GERMAN INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL. February 23, 1903. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied. Mr. Joseph K. McCammon and Mr. James H. Hayden for the petitioner. Mr. William S. Dalzell, Mr. Ernest L. Tustin and Mr. J. H. Harrison for the respondents. No. 518. MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK, PETITIONER, V. ELIZA MAUD HILL ET AL. February 23, 1903. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted. Mr. John B. Allen, Mr. Julien T. Davies, Mr. Edward Lyman Short and Mr. Frederic D. McKenney for the petitioner. Mr. S. Warburton for the respondents. No. 567. A. CHESEBROUGH ET AL., OWNERS, ETC., PETITIONERS, v. MATTHEW BRIDGES. February 23, 1903. Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted. Mr. Milton Andros for the petitioners. Mr. A. H. Ricketts for the respondent. Cases Disposed of Without Consideration by the Court. From January 19, to March 1, 1903. See vol. 187, p. 50. No. 146. UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. S. P. SHOTTER COMPANY. In error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Alabama. January 19, 1903. Dismissed, on motion of Mr. Solicitor General Richards for the |