The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-13
THE VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT
An Important Decision BY That
Tribunal Yesterday
In the Case of the Richmond and ALE.
ghnny Railroad Company VS. the Pat
teFson Tobacco Company, Involving
the Obligations of Common Carrier
outside Its Own Line-other Opinions
Rendered by the Court.

HichMoND, va, March IAN impor.
tant decision Wac rendered by the
court OF appeals to-day In the case of
the Richmond and Allegheny Railrosd
Company and others against the R. A.
Patterson Tobacco Company from the
circuit court of Richmond. The case
Involved the constitu tionalisy of section
1925 of the code. which provides that
when o common carrier accepts any
article for transportation TO a point be-
yond the terminus. of its own line or
route it shall be deemed thereby to
assume an obligation for its safe oar
rage to Its destination, unless at the
time OF acceptance the carrier be re-
leased from such liability by contract in
writing, signed by the owner or his
agent, and although there may
be such contract in writing ii
she thing shipped be lost or
injured the carrier shall himself ne
liable therefor, unless, within reaeon-
able time after demand be made, he
shall give satisfactory proof to the con-
siRnor that the lose or injury did not
occur WHILE the thing WAS in his
charge. Judge Keith, In his opinion,
pronounced the section constitutional
and affirmed the decree of che lower
court.
In the case of the New York, Phis-
delphia and Norfolk railroad vs.. the
supervisors OF Northampton county, the
court decided that the supervisors had
no right to levy tax on railroad, toll
egraph and telephone companies for
district school purposes, and the decree
OF the lower court WAS reversed and
Injunction perpetucted. Other decisions
were:
Lemon vs.. Herbert. trustee; circuit
court of Fairfax; affirmed. Opinion by
Judge Riley.
Williams VS. Watkins; circuit court
Charlotte county; affirmed. Opinion by
Judge Harrison.
Company Us. New York and Sea Beach
Railway Company; writ of error and
supsrsedeas 70 judgment of court of law
and equity of Richmond.
Com nercisl Bank of Lynchburg vs..
Miller and othera; circuit court Of
Lynchburg; appeal and supersedess:
MUTUAL Life Insurance Society, of
New York, vs. Oliver; writ of error and
supersedeas to Judgment; law and equity
court of Norfolk.
Bedford Salt Company VS.. Norfolk
Importing and Exporting Company;
court OF law and equity of Norfolk; writ
OF error and supersedess awarded
Niche and ais. vs. Cochran and ais {;
circuit court OF Albsmarle; appeal
awarded.
Wilson and ais. vs. Wilson; circuit
court of Augusta; appeal and super
sedeas.
Early & Clark va. Com N onwealth;
writ OF error and supersedeas to has
tings court of Roanoke.
Hambrick and ala. vs.. Shoalter and
als.; circuit court of Floyd county; APP
peal and supersedens.
Foard VS., Gamble; circuit court of
Roanoke; writ of error refused.
OHsgen va. commonwealth; writ Of
error refused; hustings court OF Rich
mond.
Brook vs. commonwealth, from
Princess Anne County; writ OF error re-
fused.
Houghton vs.. Mountain Lake Land
Company. upon motion of appellees to
remove case to Richmond, motion
granted and an order will be entered re-
moving and placing it upon the privi-
legged docket here to be heard at present
term.