The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-08
JUDGE WILLIAMS
. Hailed TO COURT
Acknowledgement OF Virginia
Sued for Rent Of Campaign
Typewriter.
ATTACKS THE CONSTITUTION
r, Z. & F. Railway Says Fran
cl1ise Tax Is Impairment
Of Contract.
ATTACKS THE CONSTITUTION

Claiming that he had SO far failed
to pay for the rent or a typewriting
MACHINE used during his campaign for
El,, tit,, more than year ago. suit was
Samuel w. Williams yesterday by the
underwood Typewriter Company for
S24.5O The suit was originally brought
IN the court Of Civil Justice Turpin,
Wners Judge Williams pleaded lack of
reintroduced in the City Circuit Court,
where 1t will come up on its merits.
Attacned to the papers is what pur-
ports TO be the original contract signed
r w1 81 s ss5oee te ce a9 pay
being Endorsed with number of pay
rnents at intervals. The typewriter
COMPANY claims seven additional
a ahon,,hE payments. and brings suit
Opens November Term.
The City Circuit Court opened its
november term yesterday with Judge
=. Garter Scott on the bench a num-
petition was flied by the Rich
mond. fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company against the state
Icorporation Commission and Attorney
VI ,1..l, Samuel w Williams. The
or set. aside an alleged erroneous as
sessment and ascertainment of fran
chise tax for the year 1910. amounting
70 w. 1888. claiming that under its
old charter. II is exempt from fran
| ohise taxation. The petition asserts
that the act of the General Assembly
Of April 16, 1903 and article thirteen
OF the Constitution of Virginia of 1902.
are nun and void. as in conflict with
tuition of the United States, prohibiting
any. act of Legislature tmpairing the
obligasion Of contract
Nay Go tn Supreme Court.
/ hn CO fS ~ Tt,
each year with the assessment OF the
! franchise tax by the Corporation Conn
mission. and as It involves the validity
OF Of. clause of the Virginia constitu-
tteorneys on either side admitting that
there will probably be no final set
tlement without a decision from the
United States supreme Court
me suit of Latissie Blackburn, an
infant under twenty-one years of age.
| VINO sues through her next friend.
Anna. Tillery, against the city of Rich
mond. for damages In the sum of So
900. was dismissed on motion of the
plaintiffs attorney. at the cost of the
defendant.
Miss Blackburn claims that on Au-
gust 70. 1908. while walking along the
sidewalk on Louisiana Street. In the
city limits she stumbled and fell over
water main. which. It Is alleged. ex-
tended several inches above the sur
face of the unpaved sidewalk Medical
attention, she claims. cost her 500.
and she asked damages In the sum
of $4,000 through Attorney John A
Lamb. The action had been several
times postponed at the request Of
counsel for the plaintiff.
!. The suit of Norborne L. Coffev
against the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
A way COMPANY was dismissed on mo-
ton of attorney for the plaintiff.
Notions for Judgment.
4 In the case of ]. n Winston. trlls-
tee. against Charles X Bryant. notice
of motion for judgment was docketed
In the case of F. c. Christian against
John A. Lamb and p. H. C. Cabell, re.
ceivers. notice of motion for j,demen,
was docketed, and the defendants filed
certain afiidavits
AGAINST j. r. Turner and J. Henry
Brown. notice for motion of iudgmen,
was docketed, and the same actor
was taken in the case of the Stimsor
COMPUTING Scale Company against j
Turner and ]. Henry Brown
John T, Wfnro. A. L. Boulware
israel Rhodes. William w. CRU anC
Brockenbrough Lamb qualified to prac.
tlco law in the CITY Circuit Court
The suit of the Crafts Piano Com.
pany against w r. Camden was dis.
, missed on motion of the ATTORNEYS 70,
, ne plaintiff. The suit of the White,
stone Marble COMPANY against Johr
, clnotti was dismissed. as was an at,
tachment, on motion Of the planting
attorney