REPORTS OF CASES

ADJUDGED IN THE

COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

FROM NOVEMBER 5, 1903, TO MAY 5, 1904.

CHARLES COWLES TUCKER,

REPORTER.

(ANNOTATIONS BY THE EDITORIAL STAFF OF THE PUBLISHERS.)

OF

THE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DURING THE TIME OF THESE REPORTS.

Chief Justice:

HON. RICHARD H. ALVEY.

Associate Justices:

HON. MARTIN F. MORRIS.

HON. SETH SHEPARD.

United States District Attorney:

MORGAN H. BEACH.

Attorney for the District of Columbia:
ANDREW B. DUVALL.

Clerk:

* ROBERT WILLETT.

+ HENRY W. HODGES.

Assistant Clerk:

HENRY W. HODGES.
MONCURE BURKE.

United States Marshal:

AULICK PALMER.

Reporter:

CHARLES COWLES TUCKER.

*Died December 26, 1903.

+Appointed December 29, 1903.

#Appointed January 16, 1:04.

OF

THE SUPREME COURT

OF THE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DURING THE TIME OF THESE REPORTS.

Chief Justice:

HON. HARRY M. CLABAUGII.

Associate Justices:

HON. JOB BARNARD.

HON. THOMAS H. ANDERSON.
HON. ASHLEY M. GOULD.
*HON. JETER C. PRITCHARD.

SHON. DANIEL THEW WRIGHT.

Clerk:

JOHN R. YOUNG.

Auditor:

JAMES G. PAYNE.

Register of Wills:

LOUIS A. DENT.

SJAMES TANNER.

Commissioner of Patents:

HON. FREDERICK I. ALLEN.

Judges of the Police Court of the District of Columbia:

*Resigned June 1, 1904.

IVORY G. KIMBALL.

CHARLES F. SCOTT.

+Commissioned November 17, 1903.

#Resigned.

Took Oath of Office April 1, 1901.

TABLE OF CASES REPORTED.

PAGE.

the use of Paynter..

Alfred Richards Brick Co. v. Trott..

Alton, Colonna v.

American Bonding & Trust Company v. United States to

American Security & Trust Company, Stant v.

284

296

535

25

American Security & Trust Company v. Walker.
Armour & Co. v. Gundersheimer.

Barnett, Couch v.

446

Barrett v. United States..

Briscoe v. City Trust, Safe Deposit & Surety Co...

324

155

Chapman v. City Trust, Safe Deposit, & Surety Com

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company v. Patton...
Chesapeake Beach Railway Company v. Washington, Poto-
mac, & Chesapeake Railroad Company....
Chunn v. City & Suburban Railway of Washington.
City & Suburban Railway of Washington, Chunn v.
City Trust, Safe Deposit, & Surety Co., United States
to the use of Briscoe v.

113

587

551

551

.....

155

City Trust, Safe Deposit, & Surety Company, United
States to the use of Chapman v..
Clark v. Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
Clark v. Roller