The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-10
His Administrator Can Now Have the
Suit for Damages Tried.
MANY OTHER OPINIONS GIVEN.
Court Of Appeals sustains the Law
and Eqniiy Court IN Its Ruling
i'm the Case of Mrs.
FOwlks - Snit over
Nr, Hunters
VIII.

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reaching opinion was handed down oy lNe
Court of Appeals yesterday. it IS held
tbar the Eastern State Hospital is a cor
anal ILL.,. .notber
p'lau'h lH"l e'" ". sue"
corporation. The decision Will appis' VI
course TO similar state institutions.
Attoruov-General Montague who ap-
pe5red for the directors of the hospital,
contendad tnat while the hospital is "a
corporation it is am arm OF the govern
ment and cannot De suel unus. ,,,...l
ute laws. rms i7 '"7 vac" '"'7
lord took of ine case ,.,..i.-
There VIII pi''d"i' "' i'7 IT,
The next session 'i '"' '
to correct l"t u'l,l' .I ,r,f.,s
The case Al ISSUE ""a '.l.. ~ .,a
administrator ..e -, 49,. '~
Eastern state HOS -p'al' J.. -, ot
tn appear li'l" ''''
Richmond. ...,.1 f+ r,r
At 0tHlu.i "'''' 1'rt,..--
tine piainiln Judge haiii7'N ",'',
eI the opinion. Nhi.h ,,,
by Judges Is th ana i.ley' JU"5,
anan dissenting ON inc STD "' %, p.i.o ',p.,i.'
ber 1896 Arno.do Maa was am INN, e
0l the Eastern state ii"7pila| -" ''-
date mentioned Maa was put lo "oi n
Gepinr aud eXcaFaUug n the sldu OF
au omnaukmcnt and while engaged ll
This work tho soil fell 90 him and Killed
him Camille Maia the dead mans adj
sninistrator brought suit for DANA fes.
n demurrer to Oboe declaration en-" I'D
each count thereof was sustained ana
Judgment given for the dctenidnit ne
question raised bv tho demurrer is me
ri-rt of the pIainun to maintain TINS
action. It was coutended that the de-
fendant is o. public corporation, ana an
eeurv OF the Commonwealth in the an-
miristrauou of governmental tunciloA' ,
that ina -much as the state would ne
liable in damages for the dealh OBJ ,N.
plaintiffs intostate. ihe deieuutht uei"5
0n arm ~ rhe state. Is mon Napie, Allsl
writing nc como lehsih lo fH'| ..''. ,'.
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r.t.. as tSos
Ni- fFa G.. %" .N' p'ii,,..,.
bought - ucNr. 'i l"' ''"'''.
company % 9Nlhq""i''i ".
Vile and PoWhaiAn inln quo 'N',' .'
agent if close connection was iuH"o ID.
1l0 .ier's Junction ana was '''' 'D.'
th- f.rmtH.e and Po"hal .in l''.N p"
Doe there when aie arrived. Dt i."'''''-
Mnseieg Mrs fon 'ks learned i"'' no
.-oh connection would ne mtH' 1I'' 'al
Tle weather Naf not ana sNi''l anu
storm WAS hraWin- when H. F.i ""
tho train The southern io.H il'u'
PROV i-i"n I'f s'l'lnL " No
...,, ,..t..J %. % store "a f.v hundred
...r. .t.,.rI ,.l .ft.r waiting fhr.o or
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