Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-22
SMALLPOX LOSS
CLAIMS ARE INVALID
Supreme Court Hands Down Decision
in Case Which Is Of General
State interest

RICHMOND. VA. Jan. 2l.--lu tn"
supr'm" court Of appeals t day two
opinions were handed down. TIL"
first WAS that Of the county Of Louisa
against Iancrys TRUSTEE. from Loui a
. circuit conrt This is thu case in
! which Iancey Brothers. merchants At
Green Spring. appealed In 1902
SMALLPOX developed in tn" family CT
Lewis lanC"y. wh1 occupied as a
dwelling rooms in th. SAME build
ing as the store TIL. county a'lthor-
iti.S At one" declared quarantine. and
, InnC,y and his fam:h and several
.ml,l' yes were detained in the hoISe.
D!":r" the life OF the quarantine tie
, inmates of the house. including Van
! c"y and his family. were supported
! frCm he stock in the store. Then.
: when the quarantine was lifted. much
of tn" ST. OK was 50 damaged that
il was disposed of at rrdUCtI prices
and great loss. Yancry. the survIv-
/ Ing partner brought suit against tn"
| county. claiming damages of $2.11I1S
| for goods used fOr l~sS BY reason
! rf clOSin" of the store. depreciation
OF stock. loss of TIM. and for loss
! To stock by reason of US" of building
for hospital purposes. The case wa
i tried in the comfy court and a Yer
dict fer siGG.i9 was awarded An
appeal was made to tn. circuit court.
AND reduction Of $l!l was made By
! tn" court and rs amended the YER
die. was affirmed. From the judg-
mrnt OF the c.rcui; court. the writ
| Of error was awarded. and the court
.l~
low and renamed the case fer new
hearing to be had not in conflict
with the views expressed in this Opin-
! ion
Parks VS.. Commonwealth.
| In the case of Parks VS.. the Com
m"nwcalth. from Scott county circuit
court. the lower g. Urt is reversed ami
tn" case remaNtyd for a new trial
Parks was convicted Of manSlauShtcr
! and sentenced to til" penitentiary Hi
counsel in the t:.al noted exception
| to the exclusion Of testimony of WIFI.
! of plaintiff in th" first hearing. hut
she died before he second hearing.
The defense SOUGHT 20 have her ties
! 'imonv admitted That testimony wa
! showing the contention OF Parks that
b.. had acted in Selfdefense. and the
Supreme court hods that in instruct
! lnG III" jury on this point the trial
judge erred and removes the case
for rev hearing
( by Judge J hE A. Buchanan:
j County OF Louisa IS. Yancey's truS
fee. et al. From the circuit court
Of LOlisia count Reversed
| Hv Judge Stafford c. white:
PARK.
III" circuit court Of Scott county. Re
! vcrscd.
Petitions for Appeals, Etc.
Adams ". Cumhy. From the cor
poratiCn court Of city OF Lynchhurc
Writ OF rrrcr and supersedeas. Bond
$500.
bedford City V S:twell. From the
! circuit court OF Bedford nOunty. Writ
| OF error and sUpersedeas Bond.
81 200
| Wood 81 al vs. Treadwsy. From the
! circuit court OF Greensville county
| Appeal and supers"deas Boni. 81 co."
Arents W. Cassslman & Company.
From the Circuit court Of Henrlco
county. Writ q error and supersc-
tcas Bond. sic""
Coles V. Commonwealth. From
the corporation court of city OF Char
| lCttrsyilie. Writ Of error refused.
Shelton ct a! " Hodnett 81 al
| From the circuit court of Pit;syl-
van5a county. ATn-al refused
IohnstGn's administrator VS. Chcs-
! apeakc & Ohio Railway COMPANY.
From the "irc''It court Of Henrico
comfy. Writ % 'rrcr refused
( Jones 81 al Us Buckingham Slate
Company. incorporated. From Il, cir
cut court OF EuCkiDgham county.