The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-25
GRANT TWO WR|TS
AND REFUSE -FOUR
Judges of Appeal Court of
Virginia Take Action in
Important Cases
PAPERS REVEAL FIGHT
OF SISTER AND WIFE
Long Pending Case of Nor
folk City Against County
Water Company VIII
be Reviewed

Two writs OF error were granted
and four refused by the supreme
court OF appeals of Virginia on Tues
day.
One of the writs allowed involves
the long spending litigation between
the city OF Norfolk and the Norfolk
County Water Company.
Two Of the writs denied concern
suits for damages against Norfolk
traction companies which have long
been before the courts. The action Of
the supreme court terminates these
cases.
The case of the city Of Norfolk
against the Norfolk County Water
Company was taken to the supreme
court from the circuit court of Nor
folk city, The case arose out of the
city's efforts to lay and maintain water
pipes in and to supply water 10
KensinEton and Riverview Park.
The Norfolk County Water Com
pany then sought an injunction to
enjoin the city from making the i'm
provements and supplying water. The
board Of Improvement of the Sew
enth ward. which opposed the water
company is composed of P. c. STAN
worth. c. w. Doughtie, e. Folliard.
W w. Henley. D. w. Raper, c. w.
and Julian Powell.
These men and the city Of Nor
folk through their attorneys will now
review the case before the supreme
court OF appeals.
Sister Versus Wife.
There 10 an element OF human in
tersst In the case OF Mary Elizabeth
Elliott, administrAtrfx. against the
Norfolk and Portsmouth Traction
Company because It involves the
fight OF a sister against her dead
fused q reviewal OF the case before
the appeal tribunal.
She appealed from a judgment OF
the court OF law and chancery Of
the city OF Norfolk in an action
brought by her against the traction
company for damages occasioned by
the death Of her brother. Charles
Henry Skinner. The petition sets
forth that he was standing at Main
and CRANKY streets on May 10, 1908.
and was struck by the rear end of q
car and crushed TO death against a
pole.
Before the sister could qualify on
the estate OF the decedent, ii is stated
In the petition the traction company
settled with a woman who claimed to
be the wife OF Skinner and in this way
procured release from liability.
a writ Of error was refused S. s.
Defurd IN the case against the Viz
gin!a Railway Company which came
up from the Circuit Court OF Norfolk.
Dsford was agsrse~ssti by q Judgment
rendered in the action brought by him
to recover damages sustained when
a car of the traction company fright
ened his horse. causing the animal to
run AWAY. Deford claims he WAS
thrown from the buggy receiving in
turtles which caused him the loss of
one eye.
Fl r. Bernhard and E. J. Bernhard.
trading as H. F. Bernhard & Brother
were refused writ of error on their
Court OF Richmond. The petitioners
brought suit In May 1908. to enforce
a mechanics lien on Houses, Nos, 251l-
1929 Kensington Street. Richmond, Sc
curing a debt OF $50.
A writ of error also was refused
Wade Fl. Mason who represented he
was agGrived by a decree OF the Cir
cult Court Of Franklin County in the
case of Mason against Milton Menefee.
The litigation involves a tract Of pine
timber in Franklin County which was
purchased by Menefee from Mason. 1t
is stated in the petition.
The court allowed writ of error
on the petition of the Quigley Fur
niture Company. aggrived by a judg-
ruent Of the. Circuit Court OF Taze-
we'll County In a suit In chancery In
which J. W. S. Rhea ct ais. are COM
piainants and the petitioner is defend
ant.
The case concerns tract of land in
Poor Valley, TazewelI county, known
as "Shaffey Lands" The issues in
the case arose over the construction
TO be placed on the provisions of a
deed 10 tho property which was con-
veyed to the Chiihowte Lumber Com
pany by Rhea and one John A. Neal.