Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-02
COURT TERMS BEGIN.
Novel. Law Point as to Roadway
Rights Raised.
Law and chanccry Docket and Corporation
Docket Both Largo There arc 81 Jury
Cases In Judge Martins Court Judge
Hanckcrs Court Busy.

The October term of the Law and
Chancery Court, Judge w. b. Martin
presiding. began yesterday morning at
1880 O'clock
over fifty members of the bar were
present and the majority of them had
law or chancery cases.
The chancery docket was called first
and many cases were set for hearing.
The chancery cases will occupy the
first week of the court.
The Following cases have been dis
missed, namely:
Heptasophian Building and Loan As
sociation against b. +. Machelor.
MAYNARD Il Murphy against r. +.
PoindeXter.
Gillian Tobacco Company against
Norfolk and Danville Railway Com
pany.
The law docket is long. There are
twenty-three jury cases, each one OF
which. Will probably require day to
try That will make n long term
MIR. A. L. Thorn, who has been alb
sent from the city for several months
on account of ill-health. appeared in
court for the first time looking well.
Mr.. r. ii. Bagby. of Essex county
qualified to practice in the Law and
Chancery Court. The reading OF the
dockets and the arrangements among
the attorneys were finished by 1870
after which Judge Martin heard two
short cases and adjourned
The Judges Docket for October term
is as follows:
JURY CASES.
Monday. October S-Reuhen Grocery
Company vs.. John Beskin.
Wednesday, October 1O--Arthur Poole
VS.. j. l.. May.
Thursday. October 11-John H. New
ton VS.. Jones & Co.
Friday, October 12-W. Charles Hardy
VS.. Postal Telegraph Cable Company;
Wood & Selick VS.. Oberndorfer & Co.
Monday. October 15--T. Sanford Ross.
incorporated, VS.. the Rowland Lumber
Company
Tuesday. Octorber 16-Morris. Silver
stein Il Co. VS.. Marcus Marx: Mary L..
Pritchett vs.. Jessie T.. Townsend ct ais.
Wednesday, October 17-Stelia GRAY
VS.. City Gas Company: p j. Morris.
assignee, VS.. l.. Wasserman ct ais.
Thursday, October 1S-F. ]. Penn, cd =
ministrator. VS.. the Norfolk Railway
and Light Company.
Monday. October 22-Rhea Booth VS.
Juanita DeForrest. and Charles w
Blanford VS.. the Norfolk Railway and
Light Company.
Tuesday. October 23-George Hunter
VS.. Joseph NJ. Clark and others. and
). Grabfeldcr vs.. the Norfolk and
Ocean View railroad.
Wednesday. October go. II. Perry
Tie and Lumber Company VS.. j. l..
Reynolds d Bro.
Thursday. October 25-Coneederate
Publishing Company VS.. J. p. Andre
Mottu. and same VS.. a. w. Cornick
Friday. October 26-Joecaster Graves
VS.. Rosa Il. Johnson and others. and
b. Il. Cogbill vs.. Frey e. Armstrong.
Swift a. Co. against d. S. Baum. Mon
day. October %
Addie r.. Whitehurst against the CITY
of Norfolk, and Morris Ringgold
against the City of Norfolk, and the
Jury from Norfolk county, Tuesday.
October 80.
CASES WITHOUT JURY.
oberndorfer & Co. against II. r.
Leonard and others.
Keeling &c Miller against Moses
Robt. w. woodhouse against ]. O.
Gammage.
Julius Kessler G. Co. against w. M.
Coleman: all on October so.
DEGREES OF COURT.
During the interval OF the session of
the court yesterday the following de-
crees were filed, namely
Bracket against Bracket and others.
i>'ttSt ipclic IordcketC DclnS Il years oil
age, She is an adult defendant. The
sum of $l5.47 is to be paid for the sup
port of Charles S. Bracket.
ELIAS G. Jones against Annie M.
Lane. An accounting of the property
of William S. Jones is to be taken, and
the interests partitioned in kind.
John 5. Pickett. trustee, and others.
against Charles Pickett and others
The report of Edward S. Runin. spe-
cial commissioner. is confirmed. and
he is allowed to check on the fund in
bank for sl,104.
Georgeana Waters and Virginia
Waters against John f.. Simmons and
others. fo,k OF them infants. VIM. w.
Old. special commissioner is ordered
| to sell IA lot of land in Brambleton ave-
nue., Bramblcton Ward. He is to give
a bond of $4,000 before making the
sale.
Williams against Page and others.
The report of Special Commissioners ].
N Williams and r. II. Baker is con-
firmed.
\ NOVEL POINT
A point OF law in which the people of
Norfolk county are much interested has
been raised In the suit of the Cottage
Toll Company against the Norfolk
Railway and Light Company.
II is whether railroad company can
maintain n highway for vehicles upon
its road bed. and in so doing can tap n
toll road and allow the public to go