The age-herald., 1898-10-30
5s a VICTORY FOR THE
 TRACTION COMPANY Supreme Court Decides Against Railway
 and Electric Company. WOODL AVN CROSSING FIGHT Attorney London Says the Matter Is Nov
 Settled for Good. a
NOODLAWN CROSSING FIGHT
LEGAL CONTEST HAS BEEN BITTER
The Injunction Gotten Out by Railway and Electric Company Preventing Traction Company from Crossing
 Track at Woodlawn Dissolved.

The supreme court yesterday handed down an opinion in the case of the Bir- mingharn Traction company vs the Bir- mingham Railway and Electric company reversing the decision of Chancellor Cobbs who sustained the injunction of Electric company restraining the Traction com pany from crossing it's tracks at Wood lawn.
 The action of the supreme court WAS not known in this city until last night when the supreme court decisions were sent in by The Age-Herald's special corre- spondent.
 The fight over this crossing has been most bitterly contested by both companies and as late as yesterday was the basis of another injunction issued by Chancellor Cobbs on the petition of the Birmingham Railway and Electric company restraining the Traction company from further prose- cutting the claims of the commissioners ap- pointed to condemn the crossing and assess the damages.
 An injunction was issued by Chancellor Cobbs some time ago, restraining the Traction company from crossing the tracks of the Birmingham Railway and Electric company. An appeal was taken to the supreme court.
 Finally condemnation proceedings were instituted by the Traction company and Special Judge E. H. Cabanlss sitting, ap- poited commission to condemn the cross- ing.
 writ of prohibition was obtained by <ne Electric company out of the city court prohibiting the commissioners from pro- hibiting the commissioners from proceed ing with their work. At this injunction a writ of supersedeas was obtained by the Traction company which allowed the com missioners to proceed under bond. Two of the commissioners refused to sign the bond and resigned.
 The Traction company then petitioned the court to be made d party defendant to the writ of prohibition which was al- lowed oyer the protest of the Electric com- pany The commissioners were reap- pointed and met yesterday morning to pfo- oeed with their work. Besides the com misioners the attorneys for both companies were present and Messrs. Walker 6 Pear- son for the Electric company asked that the hearing be postponed until the after noon, as MT Walker was engaged in the circuit court. f.f
 Messrs. London & London for the Trac-. ton company resisted the motion and a heated argument followed.
 Messrs. Walker 6 Pearson for the Eleo- tric company gave notice that they would resist the hearnw on the ground that the rule nisi issued against the commissioners was still in force, claiming that the com missioners would be in contempt of court if the court attempted to puroceed with the work of condemning the crossing. Messrs London & London contended that the rule nisi was not in effect. Another heated ar- gument followed and the matter finally went over until the afternoon.
 The afternoon session did not material ize, however, as the attorneys for the Eec- tric company had in the meantime ob- tained the injunction restraining the Trac- ton company from further interfering in the matter.
 When Attorney Alex London was in- formed of the decision of the supreme court last night he said:
 'rhe decision settles the matter once and for all. It dissoves the injunction of the Birmingham Railway and Electric com pany and gives us the right to the cross- ing