Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-31
CIRCUIT COURT.
Some Important Cases Being
Heard.
Heard,

The regular Fall term of the circuit
court for Tazewell county began on Mon
day, with Judge Jackson presiding.
Tuesday and yesterday, SO far as the law
docket is concerned, were occupied princi-
paly in the trial of the case of the Mayor
and Council of the town of NortL Taze-
well VS.. W. w. Peery's admir-. ct ais.
This is mandamus proceeding instituted
by the town of North Tazewell to compel
the defendants to repair and keep in re-
pair the bridge across the river on the
west side of that town.
1t seems that when w. w. Peery erec-
tel the dam which is now used in connec-
ton with the wooden and Touring mills OF
Peery & Co., he was required to enter into
a contract with Tazeweli county to erect
bridge and keep it in repair, as the back
water from the dam covered up and made
impossible the ford at that point. When
the Clinch Valley Railroad was built it be-
came necessary to move the bridge, which
was done by the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company, that company erecting
a new bridge at its own expense. Several
years ago MIR. w. w. Peery died, and the
bridge built by the N & w K. K. Co. was
permitted to get in a dangerous condition
and was condemned about six months ago
as unsafe. Then a mandamus was asked
for to compel the administrator and heirs
of w. w. Peery, ,deceased,t to put the bridge
in repair and keep it in repair, they having
denied any liability on their part to do
such work.
1t being deemed necessary to have cer-
tain issues tried by a jury, the court un-
der Sec 50l5, of Code of Va, directed
that ajury be sworn to try issues offact that
were raised in the case. The case was ar
gued Yesterday and submitted to the
jury. Mr.. Geo. w. ST. Clair represented
the plaintiffs and Chapman & Gillespie
the defendants.
The most interesting case, perhaps, that
has been brought before the circuit court
of Tazewell county for a long while was
bill praying for an INDUCTION, ,dpresented by
the Southwest Va. Improvement Com
pany w. q. F. Williams and others. This
proceeding grew out of the trouble the
Southwest Va Imp. Co., has been ex-
periencing by having its hands employed
by the agents of Western companies.
The bill presented to the court charges
that Williams and fifteen other persons,
whose names are metloned in the bill,
were going upon the premises of the COM
pany and, by personal solicitation, induc-
ing the employees of the said company to
quit its service and enter the service of
Others. The court was asked to enjoin
and restrain the parties mentioned in
the bill and all Others from going upon
the premises Of the Southwest Va. Imp.
Co., to entice its employees to quit its SER
vice and to transport them out of the
State.
The case was very fully argued on yes
terday by Judge Fulton and Col. May for
the petitioner and by Judge Graham and
]. w. Hicks for the defendants. The
court took the case for consideration, and
this morning refused the injunction The
Judge stated that he preferred not to
grant any partial injunction, SO that the
question could be presented to higher
court, that is the Supreme court of Appeals
of Virginia.