The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-18
COURT DECLARES
LAW is INVALID

- ~" ellegng 1t to be uncon.
| stitutional and l., ha,. Il, o,ot,,,
| 49, 'ie iourteh amendment of tho
NJ, a..seu states 'stitution. 1t is said
| -. o''.u.s' lich provides that all
~ .o.,.l i.upplies to mining
| ~ '..'..'' 'is Tnpany necessary 10
81 prior lien. disctra,as o,ai,,a, yn,I,
| companies and Is 81, io,,tsJn,,o,, ,,,,,,
| as In condemned Ia ,.at,,s
| courts throughout tLo,,n,r,. ,r,pa ,,,,,.,
| Judge Keith writing n,,,,,ta,, 49,,
| that IL cannot susf ~, aaa,a,,,,
| saying that ulmos. ,n,nar,hJa nas,'a,
have arisen in which .,at,,,a b,s haon
| resorted to. in both nta and Eodor,i
Courts, and rights clad ,,n,,er 4, bn,.a
always been enforced,d thn u.,sdo,,,
/ or Its enactment and. boncaconce or
Its operation have bee,ullv vindicated
1t Is further held mar notwith.
standing the contention Tho contrar,.
the William r. Trigg Cpany 1. s,ch :,
| manufacturing companSs 10 con,,.r..
plated by the supply liStat,ite NJ mi.
State; and this conclus ia annnortnI
by quotations from the leopronitera AMI
adjudicatedi cases.
Railway c..
In the cases OF the Norf,ara u,os,ar,
Railway Company agaipsDepnv,s nd.
ministrator. and the ~ comnanv
against Edwards's ndminatoy wb,ci,
cases came up from INSTRUMENTATION
Court of Roanoke. the deons ~ tho
lower court In favor OF tladministra.
tors were set aside and trials ar.
dered. This was n suit. oa,hcr t,.o
suits, for damages for the oh ~ rail-
way employees who lost theiros on IN,
construction work of the ,fo,,, and
Western Railway In Virgin aItbo,,rh
the most OF their time whiernlnve,,
was spent in West Virgin nnd n
seems that their contract TO donstr,,r-
ton work for the railway coInv wns
really made In West Virginia.bile tho
accident By which they lost ir lives
occurred in this State.
The opinion OF the Court otnneaIs.
reversing the lower court anidcrin1.
new trial. liz based mainly on !. facts
in the case and the erroneous insc,Ions
of the lower court: but the OWN,
facts are OF public interest: Thelpinaj
declaration In the case containtt three
counts. in each OF which the w vb-
ginla statute bearing on the cas was
set out at large. Upon this pc tho
court gives expression to certain a,es.
rights doctrine, as follows. "Foreig aw,
are matters OF fact, and, like otherctg.
should be prTed, unless establish nv
legal presumption, a court will not,ke
notice OF their existence or their tns.
And for this purpose the states otbis
Union are foreign to one another"
Summary.
BY James Keith. president:
First National Bank OF Richmond et al
William r.. Trsg Company. chancery Col
OF city OF Richmond Affirmed and remand;
Fletcher vs.. Commonwealth. Circuit cour,
Warren county. Affirmed
Rose W.. Commonwealth. Circuit Court
Warren county. Affirmed.
Vaughan Machine Company vs. Stanton Tar
ming Company. Corporation Court OF city q
Reversed.
:. Trout vs. Pratt. Corporation Court OF city o
Morgan VS.. Booker. Corporation Court of cit
OF Roanoks. Reversed.
Norfolk and Western Railway Company Us
DENNIS administrator, and Norfolk and West
,rn Railway Company VS.. Edwards's admins
trator. Corporation Court of city OF Roanoke
Reversed.
BY Judge r. Fl. cardweil:
Glenn VIZ. West. Circuit Court of city o
Richmond. Affirmed.
Circuit Court OF Amelia county Reversed
Williamson vs. Read. Circuit Court OF Roam
Ike county. Reversed.
virginia Hot Springs Company vs.. Mccray
Virginia Hot Springs Company vs. Gross
,lrcuit Court OF Bath county. Reversed
Smiley vs. Provident Life and Trus, Com.
amy OF Philadelphia Circuit Court OF Au.
'usta county. Writ OF error dismissed.
BY Judge John A. Buchanan:
Schwam VS.. Bearisley. Circuit Court of city
( Richmond Affirmed,
uStrother's adminlstratrix vs.. strpther ct ais.
corporation Court OF city OF Lynchburg At
tined.
W Judge George NJ. Harrison
Jackson VS.. Haynie's administrator Circuit
SPrt Of Charlotte county Affirmed.
trst National Bank of Richmond rs. Rich
md Electric Company. Circuit court of city
otRIchmond Reversed.
Judge Stafford G. Whittle:
Nfolk aud Western Railway Company vs.
Iyhburg Cotton Mil Company, Circuit
Cou OF campbell county. Affirmed.
Eyolk and Western Railway Company vs,
schs Circuit Court OF Campbell county. AZ
Cito OF Richmond vs. Lynch and Duke.
Hustts Court OF city OF Richmond. Affirmed
BARS VS. Barnes. Circuit Court OF New
Kent UNITY. Reversed