The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-11

Richmond, Va, Nov lU.-The United
States supreme court of appeals conven.
ell to-day for its fall term, Judges Goff.
Simonton and Morris presiding. The
court handed down opinions in the fol-
lowing cases:
Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias of
the World VS.. Ellen NJ. Hail. circuit Of
West Virginia, at Parkersburg. Opinion
by Judge Golf; affirmed
Theodore S. Gallaird, Charles Is. Swan
Il. Haynes Pepper, Charles b. Mcdonald
VS.. Anania Cantin, to circuit court OF
South Carolina, Mt Charleston. Opinion
by Judge Golf; affirmed.
Southern Railway Company, pur
chaser, vs. American Brake Company
Westinghouse Air Brake Company, les
see; from circuit court eastern district Of
Virginia. mt Richmond. Opinion by
Judge Simonton: affirmed.
Southern Railway Company, pur
chaser, rs. Adams Brothers & Payne;
from circuit court eastern district of Vir
ginia, AT Richmond. Opinion by Judge
Simonton; affirmed.
Southern Railway Company, purchas
er. VS.. the Dunlop Mills; from circuit
court eastern district of Virginia, at
Richmond. Opinion by Judge Simonton:
reversed.
Southern Railway Company VS.. War
ner Moore & CO.; from circuit court cas-
tern district OF Virginia, ut Richmond.
Opinion by Judge Simonton; affirmed
Southern Railway Company, purchaser
vs.. Carnegie Steel Company, limited
from circuit court eastern district of Nir.
costs. Opinion by Judge Simonton.
Grecnville Savings Bank and George
y. Norwood vs.. james II. Lawrence:
from the circuit court of South Carolina,
ut Charleston; affirmed with costs. Opin-
ion by Judge Morris.
b. i. Pritchard, error, vs. p. II. Budd
and Matthias J. Forbes, trading as Budd
X Forbes; from the circuit court of West
Virginia, at Charleston. Opinion by
Judge Golf; affirmed.
The Hamburg Bremen Fire Insurance
Company, of Hamburg and Bremen, Ger
many, vs.. the Pelzer Manufacturing Com
pany; from circuit court of South Caro-
lima, ut Charleston; affirmed with costs
Opinion by Judge Morris.
Southern Railway Company, purchaser
Us. John r.. Tillett; from circuit court of
eastern district of Virginia, at Richmond
Opinion by Judge Simonton: affirmed
The first case called for argument was
Alfred p. Thorn, receiver of the Atlantic
and Danvillc Railway Company, against
the Norfolk and Carolina Railroad Com
pany; appeal from the district court of
the United States of the eastern district
of Virginia, ut Norfolk. The case was
argued by Alfred p. Thorn and Floyd
Hughes foi appellee, and submitted.
In the United States circuit court be-
ing cases were argued:
Henry Sanford vs.. the Richmond and
Danvlle Railroad Company and against
the Richmond, West Point Terminal
Railway and Warehouse Company, by j.
y. Cabell for plaintiff, and b. f. Mum
ford for the defendant
Tie cases of the steam tugs Ajax and
f.. b. Lane, Jr., sold month ago, were
argued by William Flegheimer, H. NJ
Smith, ,lr., and Floyd Hughes.
The supreme court of appeals convened
this morning for the winters work All
the judges We're present
The cases OF the Commonwealth against
Johnson ami Commonwealth rs. Davis,
were passed.
The case of Williams vs.. the Common
wealth WAS dismissed
The case of Cole vs.. the Commonwealth
was dismissed.
The case of Morgan Stern vs.. the Com
monwcalth was argued by l.. o. Wen
denburg for plaintiff in error, and the at
torney general for the Commonwealth.