The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-10

been y avoided. y 1t B. Is u insisted that 1t is
not ne aid not 1 Gom ~.
rule hs aa .n
dent was the Ancgl igence OF his fellow
servant; the con ductor Of the train fol;
lowing. In turning his eng Inc around and
did not and could not see the train ahead
as he Il a pproached It, 4 The court further
holds that the plalntlft failed to estab-
Eon s train was done BY the company's
Tiiesjudg na,ent Is declared without error
4 and is therefore affirmed. s3ssil
Seven Pines People Win.
IN the case OF the Ylrginin3 Passenger
and Power. Compan vs.. he COMMON =
Il order OF the State Corporation Commits
sion, & &c Keith writes the 4 opinion aof
n lcScourt. vhich July sus tatns the order
e9 tered and fiirms
The Virginia Passen ger a nd Power Com
X pany and q the edmond II Passenger and
9Ber c ase rate We FOR
|ffve cen is, and to issue and receive trans
#fers between the Seven Pines line and the
sanssstinE he
8cided. n 81. Il
h y The two electric railway companies PEE
tltloned the state Corporation, Comn1.i IS
by disseminating the sale Of Ia Dor ickets
on the Seven Pines line and he issue OF
transfers between that Inc and the Zine
Company at Twenty-ninth and 2 Streets.
mission, William 81 Oakley, & as .relator,
ane tie
petition Of the two com panies, being Of
opinion that the provisions q, the ordi-
1s nd e a.
and Power Connpan y's the PRIV eye of op-
Grating as a street rally company. m
the city OF Richmond, 4 constitute II con-
which it is Obliged to comply. Among the
provisions ofbthat ordinance was one re-
During the sale of labor tickets and y re
giving of transfers to- in terse ctln g. lines
Without additional charge. s n e ]. 81 gg
From the order entered by the Corpo-
ration Commission the railway compa i nles
took an appeal TO the Supreme Court r. h,
very brief, q a fter setting forth the opin-
lion rendered by the commits sion, ne says: :
5.s.It thus appears that in the view y q
the Corporation Commission the raj road
companies had assumed cont ractual ,oblis
cations with the respect to he sale OF
labor tickets and "a the FLYING q Transfers
thlnh that
mission upon the ordinances OF the city
is a reas onable and proper ono, and this
con Inclusion Is greatly strengthened by the
upon by Y the appellants, WI commencing q
tnances BY thu. city, and Continuing for
eas yanps se
4 cts and the giving OF transfers, which led
TO the inst itutloh.of the pro eedings be-
fore the Corporation I'VE
4 Commission In full. be cause they are so
clear and convincing that we are con-
y tent to a adopt them as the opinion Of this
opinion that there Is no error in tho
order complained of, which Is affirmed"
Harris Wins the Suit.
Sft In the case Of tho Virginia and North
Z tho Circuit Court OF Henrlco county Judge
which Is an afrmance Of the Judgment
ota Williams fDiss H Harris spoke sawyer in
Wee dom anssS
$4,000 damage alleging defective ma-
schinery,, He was awarded 5000 on "a
fhhSwos sh saa eta Ta beeS
pg PFC =, !, remedy and had been Ere
sa meaning s3g e q
and a"refusal TO comply may at law
the ease o. the and oh!e
dyespt cosff yS aaf's eo tsf TIA
opinion Of the court ia delivered byFjudge
John a. Buchanan and aflrms the judg-
Julian q, Harris sued sued for damages for
E injuries received by falling of n culyert
mt Brenlo, and was IVA rded $1,000, q He
had been 5to Rishmnnd 5on an excursion.
regular accommodate on, which goes no
farther He was told to get Off and walt
4 for, the excursion train The rear car, on,
the .platforn,, Il was dark and rainlng;;;
he knew nothing about the place; no
\ trial nman showed him Where to 20, and
court said that the law requires tho COM
5pany to furnish lighted and safe passage
( for3 Its .passen gers from train to station,
8heayy;i'f but not 50 great as to indicate
prejudice. A n
THE SUMMARY, s;5s