Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-21

Appeals granting a writ of prohibition
against the valuation of the company's
plant by the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia. the case Of Rosa Wal
ZACH. to review the decision of the Court
of Appeals in street extension assess
ment; Columbia Heights Realty Company,
Dennis Shea. Arthur Briscoe, similar
cases; New York Continental Jewel Fill
the District
Two other cases came before that tri-
bunal. That of the Garfield Hospital,
plaintiff in error. to vacate a street eX-
tension assessment. was dismissed by
plaintiff in error because relief was grant
heard tie case of the District of Column
bia against Alice Brooke on error Of the
Court of Appeals in quashing the water
main assessment and reversed the de-
cision iii favor Of the District
in the Court of Appeals" says the re-
port. 'thirty-five cases were involved and
the results were as follows: Pending, six
cases; decided in favor OF the District Of
Columbia. twenty-five cases; remanded
for want of jurisdiction. one case; writ OF
error refused, one case; decided against
the District. four cases; dismissed with
out hearing, one case.
During the year the damages secured
by persons claimed to have been injured
by reasons of defects In public highways,
who wanted an aggregate of So. $40,
amounted to only S7,1O0, says the report,
and OF this the District may not have to
pay $1,000
An Excellent Showing.
This is believed to be an excellent
showing for large city," comments Mr.
Thomas.
During the year. it is explained. twenty
five cases brought against the District
have been disposed of on the law side o.
= 80 nl,,1f
sonal injuries. contracts, mandamus and
certiorari cases to review AK levies.
In eight for personal injuries the judg-
$7.1OO; in a case involving rent If the
building lately occupied by the local Gov
eminent. to which the corporation cCunse.
says there was no defense. the juds ment
against the District was $5O917; In
another case school teacher contest 20
for an increase of salary, recovering $3.50.
but the case has been appealed: three
cases to quash assessments were decided
mandamus cases three were decided
against the District and eight in its ia
vor Ore Of the three of these later de-
cided against the District was afterward
of the fiscal year thirty-four cases are
pending on the law side Of the District
Supreme Court.
During the year the District instituted
seven cases on the law S1Qe OK the ga me
court, the most important Of which were
those against local gas companies to re-
cover penalties for alleged faii ,ire to sup
ply gas of certain standard of purity
and under a specified pressure.
Six Equity Suits Decided.
On the equity side Of the District SUI
preme Court. the report continues. six
suits against the District were disposed
Of. two being dismissed. two decided
against the. District, two appealed. Of
which one has been decided In favor Of
the District, Three equity cases were
brought by the District. 1t is stated. one
pending and two being dismissed. Twen-
ty-eight equity cases are now pending.
Twenty street extension cases and nine
general condemnation cases were tried. il
IL reported, and the assistant corpora.
ton counsel In charge Of proceedings for
condemnations for alleys brought fifteen
cases during the year. three OF which
were discontinued, six finally determined
and six pending.
In the justice Of the peace and municipal
courts the proceedings In which the Dis
trict OF Columbia was involved were as
follows: Ten cases were brought against
the municipality Four of them are pend.
ing. three involving 500 were decided In
favor of the District and in three cases
judgments aGgregating $1c4.1O were rem
dered against It. In these courts the Dis
trict of Columbia brought three suits, re-