REIMBURSEMENT MATTERS DISPOSED OF-Probate Courts. Maria Field. Probate Court. Genesee County. Eastern Michigan Asylum. Petition filed November 30, 1907, for reimbursement. State's claim allowed March 6, 1908, and order made directing half of proceeds of sale of real estate to be applied upon State's claim. The real estate has not yet been sold. November 19th, 1909, received $109.07 in full settlement of state's share. Grace Riley. Michigan Asylum. Probate Court. Jackson County. Further proceedings in this matter are being held open pending the settlement of the estate to which the patient is an heir, dismissed. Lucy L. Gorton. Michigan Asylum. Probate Court. Barry County. Petition filed May 10, 1909, asking for increase of payment. December 9th, certified copy of order received directing guardian to pay balance on hand less $125 for funeral expenses and $10 per month for future maintenance. David Sly. Northern Michigan Asylum. Probate Court. Wexford County. Petition filed May 15, 1909. Guardian appointed June 1, 1909, with instructions to collect the pension. Patient died before guardian appointed and accumulated pension could not be collected. Marinus Deboe. Michigan Asylum. Probate Court. Ottawa County. Petition filed May 15, 1909. October 25, 1909, order for full payment to October 1, 1909. Nellie Fox. Michigan Asylum. Probate Court. Eaton County. Petition filed June 3, 1909, to compel father, Amos Fox, to contribute support. Order July 13, 1909, pay County Treasurer $172.89, State Treas urer $238,76. Chloe Underwood. Michigan Asylum. Probate Court. Eaton County. Petition filed June 3, 1909. June 1, 1910, order pay $50 in 10 days and $70 annually. Nellie A. Wright. Michigan Asylum. Ottawa County. Before Commissioners on claims. Claim of state filed March 24, 1909. January 27, 1910, received $303.52 in full settlement. Edward Van der Wiele. Eastern Michigan Asylum. Bay County. Now deceased. Petition for appointment of administrator filed by the Attorney General on behalf of state as creditor April 30, 1909. Appointment of administrator pending. $150.14 received January 3, 1910, being balance of estate. John Ruehle. Michigan Asylum. Allegan County. Petition filed Sept. 13, 1909. Order October 7, 1909, pay $1.00 per week in annual pay ments. Sylvanus L. Pike. Michigan Asylum. Allegan County. Petition filed Sept. 13, 1909. October 7th, 1909, order made pay $1.00 per week in annual payments. Ruth Price. Eastern Michigan Asylum. Wayne County. Adminis trator appointed over estate of C. Wesley Price. State's claim allowed at $1,060.60 July 9, 1909. Wilhelmina Dunlap. Eastern Michigan Asylum. Saginaw County. Petition filed October 4, 1909. Order December 1, 1909, directing hus band to pay entire cost of maintenance. Fred Kaehr. Eastern Michigan Asylum. Saginaw County. Petition filed October 2, 1909. Settled June 10, 1910, on payment of $100.00. Lena M. Lankeet. Michigan Asylum. Allegan County. Claim filed against estate October 8, 1909. Allowed December 15, 1909, $400.00 received in settlement. Henry L. Tobias. Michigan Asylum. Barry County. Petition filed October 26, 1909. Petition dimissed November 23, 1909, as only relative already supporting invalid mother. Alsina Battershaw. Michigan Asylum. Eaton County. Petition filed November 17, 1909. Order December 10, 1909, pay $195.50 to county, $359.68 to state and quarterly cost of support. Martha M. Marks. Eastern Michigan Asylum. Oakland County. Petition for appointment of administrator filed December 14, 1909. Claim of state heard and allowed May 28, 1910. Thursey J. Briggs. Michigan Asylum. Kalamazoo County. Petition filed January 18, 1910. Order made February 8, 1910, directing payment of $267.10 and $27.00 quarterly. Fannie McKinley. Michigan Asylum. Jackson County. Petition filed January 18, 1910. Order February 9, 1910, directing payment of $600.00. Mary E. Hay, Eastern Michigan Asylum. Wayne County. Petition filed January 18, 1910. Dismissed, guardian not appointed in Wayne County. Russell R. King. Michigan Asylum. Kent County. February 19, 1910, petition filed. March 29, 1910, order made directing payment of $32.25 and $36.00 quarterly. Charles E. Smith. February 19, 1910. $30.00 quarterly. Michigan Asylum. Kent County. Petition filed March 29, 1910, order made directing payment of Kent County. Petition filed Daniel Shanafelt. Michigan Asylum. Kent County. January 19, 1910. $30.00' quarterly. Andrew Shaffer. February 19, 1910. March 29, 1910, order made directing payment of Michigan Asylum. Kent County. Petition filed balance of estate to state. Charles Albright. Michigan Asylum. Kent County. Petition filed February 19, 1910. Dismissed April 8, 1910. Mary E. Buck. Michigan Asylum. Lenawee County. Petition filed May 26, 1910. Order made June 22, 1910, directing payment of $500.00 in 60 days. REIMBURSEMENT MATTERS PENDING-Circuit Courts. People v. Charles Taylor. Ionia Circuit Court. Suit to recover cost of maintenance at State Asylum. Submitted, January 8, 1910. Court has not rendered judgment. (Is listed among assumpsit cases, in Schedule "H"). REIMBURSEMENT MATTERS PENDING-Probate Courts. Moses Dubrey. Probate Court. Kent County. Petition filed February 19, 1910. Pending. Mary Ann Grimes. Probate Court. Genesee County. Petition filed January 18, 1910. Pending. Order awaiting sale of property. Charles F. Spafford. Probate Court. Lenawee County. Petition filed May 12, 1910. Emma Runyan. Probate Court. Oakland County. Petition filed May 18, 1910. Pending. John DeMay. Probate Court. Kent County. Petition filed February 19, 1910. Order continuing hearing until filing of guardian's annual account. SCHEDULE "H." Statement of assumpsit cases, disbarment proceedings, ejectment and removal cases, trespass on the case proceedings, and miscellaneous cases. ASSUMPSIT CASES DISPOSED OF-Circuit Court of the United States, Western District of Michigan, Southern Division. American Express Company v. Perry F. Powers (Auditor General). and Daniel McCoy (State Treasurer). This was a suit by the American Express Company to recover moneys which had been paid to the state by that company for taxes assessed against its property by the state board of assessors for the year 1902, amounting to $12,944.67. The plaintiff's claim was that the act creating the board of assessors was void and that the tax was irregularly and illegally levied against its property. Stipulation was entered into August 20th, 1903, that, so far as the same questions were involved in this case as involved in the Michigan Railway Tax Cases, (subsequently decided, 201 U. S. 245), the final determination in those cases should be decisive of the same questions involved in this case. On November 30, 1909, a stipulation was made dismissing the suit without costs. ASSUMPSIT CASES DISPOSED OF-Supreme Court of Michigan. The People of the State of Michigan v. The Bankers Surety Company.* The People of the State of Michigan v. Federal Union Surety Company.* The People of the State of Michigan v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company.* The People of the State of Michigan v. The Title Guaranty and Surety Company.† Certiorari to review action of Ingham circuit court in overruling de murrers of defendants surety companies (March 12, 1909). Submitted in the supreme court, June 17, 1909, and affirmed, July 15, 1909. (158 Mich. 30* and 35†). John Robinson, doing business as Robinson Cider & Vinegar Company, plaintiff and appellee, v. Judson Harmon, Receiver of the Pere Marquette Railroad Company. Error to Berrien circuit. Two cases, supreme court, Nos. 22,766 and 22,767. First submitted, June 15, 1908. Affirmed, September 15, 1908. Motion for re-hearing submitted, October 27, 1908. Denied, with costs, in No. 22,766 and granted in No. 22,767 (the penalty case), December 21, 1908. Reargued, February 10, 1909. Reversed (costs both courts, no new trial). July 6, 1909. 157 Mich. 262, 272, 276. ASSUMPSIT CASES DISPOSED OF-Circuit Courts. George A. Loud, Henry N. Loud and Edward F. Loud, co-partners doing business under the firm of H. M. Loud's Sons Company, plaintiffs, v. Edwin A. Widley, Commissioner of the State Land Office; Perry F. Powers, Auditor General; Peter E. Shien, State Trespass Agent, and George F. Russell, State Trespass Agent, defendants. Assumpsit. Iosco circuit. Stipulation for discontinuance (without costs) signed June 11, 1910. Henry N. Loud, George A. Loud and Edward F. Loud, co-partners doing business under the firm name of "The H. M. Loud's Sons Company," plaintiff, v. Edwin A. Widley, Peter E. Shien and George A. Russell, defendants. Assumpsit. Iosco circuit. Stipulation for discontinu ance, (without costs) signed June 11, 1910. The People, etc. v. James G. Barton. Order dismissing cause filed in each of the above causes, December 1, 1909. The People v. Mrs. Rosentha Giesy. Assumpsit. Ingham circuit. (In re inheritance tax on tranfers in re Laura E. Burr estate). Order releasing tax, in Burr estate, entered, Mar. 23, 1910. Consolidated Coal Company v. Board of Trustees of the Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind. Saginaw circuit. Assumpsit to collect price of certain coal furnished the employment institution. Judgment entered in May, 1910 (carried to supreme court on error). The People of the State of Michigan vs. The Bankers Surety Company. Ingham circuit. Assumpsit. Demurrer having been overruled by supreme court (158 Mich. 30), the surety company paid the penalty of its bond, $17,500.00 and this suit was discontinued by stipulation in February, 1910. (In re Chelsea Savings Bank). The People of the State of Michigan vs. Federal Union Surety Company. Ingham circuit. Assumpsit. Demurrer having been overruled by the supreme court (158 Mich. 30), the surety company has paid $20,000.00 in three instalments, and through its representatives has agreed to pay the balance. (In re Chelsea Savings Bank). The People of the State of Michigan vs. United States Fidelity and |