Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-07
SOME COURT NEWS.
Opinion in a Railroad Case-Transfers OF
Real Estate.

Real Estate.
All Of the Judges of the Supreme Court
of Appeals were on the bench yesterday,
and Judge Fauntleroy delivered the Opin.
ION I'm the case of the Virginia Midland
Railway Company against Washington
from he Circuit Court Of the city of Alex
audra. The lower court was reversed.
Washington was an emplOye of the Rich.
moud and Danville Railroad Company, and
was injured on their leased line. the Md
land road. The injury done hlm was
through the fault of a conductor OF the
Danyile Company and by the Danville
Company's train. Suit was brought against
the Midland Company and Judgment
gotten in his favor. Judge Eauntleroy and
the Court held chat in the case OF cmployeS
of the Richmond and Danville Company
the lessees not the lessons of the Midland
road. are Responsible.
Washington also brought suit against
the Richmond and Danville Railroad Com
panv IN Orange county, and also got d
Judgment AGAINST them. So far as the
question Of the liability OF the lessees OF
lessons Is concerned lac Is therefore safe.
Yanccv against Radiord and others. From
the Circuit Court of Pulaski county. Re
versed IN part. Judge Lacy delivering
opinion; judges Lewis and Hinton dls-
seutng. q,
Yates against Wilson. From the Circuit
Court Of Danvillc. Affirmed, Judge Lacy
delivering opinion. =,
Ship against Commonwealth. Further
argued by n. n. Strayer. Esq, for plaintiff
III error and the Attorney-General Tor the
Commonwealth and submitted.
Gibson AGAINST Green. Passed.
Myers and AXtell, receivers, against Irlce'
Argued oy Judge A. X. Lcake for appel
liant.
CITY CIRCUIT COURT.
In this court Yesterday ore small case
was dismissed and that of Sarah j. Palmer
as. ". J. WestwOOd was tried. This was
virtually an action to have money yalue
placed on certain real estate which IN an
eiectment proceeding decided AT the iast
term Of the court was awarded to the
plaintiff. The Jury placed the valuation
az S795. and Mrs. Palmer wall either get
this amount or the property Itself.
CHANCEEY COURT MATTERS.
JUDGE Fitzhugh Yesterday adjourned his
court until the latter part OF next week.
Mr.. George W. MAYO qualified as admin
istrator de 50nis non of the estate OF Samuel
Marx. The estate Is valued at Sl,OJO.
PROPERTY CHANGING HANDS.
The following deeds Of bargain and sale
we're admitted to record yesterday IN the
office of the Clerk of the City Chancery
Court: IT
Allesandro D'Allessandro 10 Joseph II.
Oily. personal property III store No. lO2
south Eighth street $50. nj,
Victoria Bauer 10 Joseph ana Elenora
Schock's trustee, 80 feet on south side Mar
shall street, s..
james B. Elam and wife to j; Thomas
Flam. % feet on Twenty-seventh street,
northeast corner Marshall, Sl,9O.
COUNTY COURT OF HENElco.
John Dunlop, special commissiloner, 70
T. J. Riddell, $50 feet on west side Meaue
street near Winder. S3l5. -,
Thomas Moore and wife TO Augusta NJ.
Taska. 20 feet on east side Nineteenth
street near Q, Sl4O. ,r
B. Pierce and wife to Jonathan Lemon
On feet ON north side Wood street, $3.50.
j. A. REYNOLDS and wife to Henry and
Isaac Rich. 80 feet on southeast side OF a
road 30 feet wide, SSOo.