The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-22
BOOM LAND DECISION.
The Constitutionality of a Recent Ac'
of Legislature Determined.

RERRYVILLE, VA, June 20-SpeciaA-
An eppeal has been refused by the Su-
preme Court OF Virginia I'm the chancety
cause OF George c. Ricamore against tn'
BerryviHe Land and Improvement Com.
panv ct ais. The points settled ore VI
interest not only 10 the stockholders OF
The Berryvillo Land and improvement
Company who. numbering over 900. are
scattered throughout this. and adjoining
states. but TO stockholders I'm other
"Eoonnr coiupanies. The refusal in erect
determines the constitutionality or \ To-
cent act OF the Virginia Legislature pear
ing upon stock subscriptions In slmiiar
companies.
The Berrvville Land and Improvement
Company, organized In the ial OF W.,
soon came to grief Ricamore. who han
sofa land 10 the company, sued I'm 1898 for
the balance OF purchase money Que MN
The lands OF the company were sold ana
a deficit of about $4,000 remaining, Ell
forts were rnade 20 hold the stockholders
liable therefor. At a special term OF the
Circuit Court OF Clarke county heid III
January 1895 Judge c. Il. Nicol or the
Eleventh Circuit sitting for Judge Har-
rison. of this Circuit. who being stock
holder in the company. would not SIT IN
the case. entered decree confirming ,ne
commissioners report IN the case IN 80
the company and the amounts due oy the
several stockholders. but instructed the
receiver of the company TO institute suits
al law against the stockholders, holding
'That the Act OF the General Assembly
Of Virginia. entitled An Act 10 prescribe
and regulate the procedure by when I'M
maid subscriptions To joint stock compa-
MES may be recovered by said compa-
MES. their creditors. receivers trustees
assignees or any other persons, and ap-
proved December p. 1897. is constitutional
and binding on this court I'm so far as "
takes away It's jurisdiction TO enter nnas
nersonal DEGREES against delinquent
stockholders OF joint stock companies
and compels II to proceed through its re-
celver agains said stockholders
The court refused to express any opln-
ION as 10 tho defences which might be
pleaded to the suits at law BY the stock-
holders. 49,,
IL was from this decision Of Judge Nicol
that the appeal TO the Supreme Court
was asked for with the result ABOVE stat
ed. The case was perhaps the most no'-
IL contested one ever fought in the CIR
cuft Court here. Messrs. +. b. Whiting.
r. II. Lee. S. j. c. Moore. Conrad kown-
STAR. of Berryville; Judge J. VI. Quaries'
Of stanton. A. b. Prgh. OF Washington,
n. C.. and Mr. Glasgow, OF Roanoke, w
NJ. McClung, OF Salem; represented the
stockholders, the company and It's credi-
tors being represented by Marshall Nc
Cormick OF Berryville, and John j. VIII
liams, OF Winchester.
Mr. d. II. Snyder. Of Castlemans FER
~. Clarke county. has upon his farm
about an acre OF wheat which Is quite
novelty. Mr.. Snyder purchased some
years ago a part OF the estate or the
late General I'auntleroy; among other
tbinas he found on the place were n few
Grains Of wheat OF unusual size, these he
planted and cultivated: the wheat stands
fully six feet nigh. the stem Is as large
as a lead pencil the blades an inch IN
width with from five 10 eight distinct
heads on each stem. each stem producing
from seventyfivo to one hundred and
twenty-five grtlns OF twice the ordinary
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