Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-02
COURT OF APPEALS.


In the Court OF Appeals yesterday a
decision was rendered in the case of Red
wood and others vs. Rogers and others,
which is another litigation growing out
of the conflict between the Fisher and
Gould interests. The case comes from
the Hastings Court of the city OF Peters
burg. where the decree of the court was
in favor of Fisher, Davis aud Rogers.
Upon the appeal of Redw nod and others
the court, being of opinion that the
charge of fraud was not established, al
firms the decision of the lower court.
The contention of the appellants, in
brief. was that they are holders OF
$64O. 900 If the bonds OF the South Side
Railway and Development Company,
which were legally issued; and their
effort il to require the cancellation OF
the 1860, 900 of bonds of the same COM
pany held by the appellee, which, 1t Is
claimed, were illegally issued to the in-
jury and waste of the security for the
bonds of the appellants.
The case of the Norfolk and Western
Railway Company vs.. the Tidewater
Railway Company, from the State Cor
pOration Commission, which has been
fought out by the respective companies
from beginning to end, was decided
in favor of the Tidewater Railway Com
pany.
The court affirmed the decision Of
the Corporation Court, OF Fredericks-
burg, in the Standard Oil Company VS..
City of Fredericksburg. The case grew
out of the refusal of the Standard Oil
Company to pay the license of $3.50, 600
imposed upon it. The amount in
voved was for three years license.
By James Keith, president
Aragon Coffee Company vs.. Rogers;
Circuit Court of City of Richmond; re-
versed.
Wilson, trustee, ct al, vs.. I,anghorne,
trustee, ct al. Corporation Court of City
Of Lyncbburg; affirmed.
Evans VS.. Atlantic Coast Line Rail
way; Circuit Court of Norfolk county;
reversed, Judge Buchanan disseating.
BY Judge r. h. Cardwell
Harding vs.. Commonwealth; Circuit
Court of Lancast county; reversed.
Hatlon VS.. Mountford ct al; Corpo-
ration Court of Lancaster county; re-
verseJ.
Hatton w. Mountford ct al; Corpora
ton Court of city Of Dauville; reversed.
Suift Il Co. VS.. city of Newport News;
Corporation Court OF city Of Newport
News affirmed.
BY Judge John A. Buchanan:
Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newporl
News Company vs. City Of Norfolk; Cir
cult Conrt of city OF Norfolk; affirmed.
Town o; Phoebns vs. Manhattan So
ciaI Club; Circuit Court OF Elizabeth
city county; reversed.
Eastern State Hospital rs. Graves,
committee; Law and Equity Court OF
city of Richmond; reversed.
By Judge George NJ. Harrison:
Tidewater Quarry Company VS. Scott;
Court of Law and Cbancery OF city OF
Norfolk; reversed.
Norfolk aud Western Railway Com
pany vs.. Scruggs; Circuit Court of city
of Lynchburg; reversed. Judge Buch-
anan concurs in result only.
Smokeless Fuel Company vs.. Seaton
K Sons; circuit Court OF city Of Ri'h-
mond; affirmed.
BY Judge Stafford G. white;
Marbach vs.. Holmes; Circnit Court OF
Elizabeth City county; reversed.
Proceedings of the court yesterday;
Pope W. Princes administrator; fully
argued aud submitted.
Preston VS.. Johnson; fully argued aud
submitted
Town of Hampton VS.. Jones ct ST.;
argued and continued.
The following cases were argued in the
court on Wednesday.
Walker administrator vs.. Piedmont,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Company; fully argued and submitted.
Pope vs.. Princes administrator; ar
gued and continued.