The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15
NO CHANGE IN
RATES OVER W. S.

RI c H MOND, VA, Special
The Supreme Court OF Appeals to-
day handed down a decision in which
the finding Of the State Corporation
Commission in the matter of passen-
gen rates over the Washington
Southern Railway will remain at the
maximum fixed by the commission
= y cents a mile.
Sometime ago the company asked
TO be allowed to charge 3 cents a mile,
but after a hearing of the case at
some length the commission issued an
order giving that road the same rate
given to otherS,-fiXing the maximum
at the uniform figure of 2 Il cents.
The road was dissatisfied with that
finding and appealed the case to the
Supreme Court. and the decision was
not handed down till today, being one
of the cases carried over after the
adjournment of the court here till
opinion day at the Wytheville term.
Judge Whittle wrote the opinion of
the court, holding the order of the
State Corporation Commission valid.
Judges Keith and Cardwell, however,
dissented from the majority of the
court in the finding.
WYTHEVILLE, VA, Special.-The
following opinions were handed down
in the Supreme Court today:
BY James Keith, president:
Batchelder ct ais. VS.. Randolph.
From the Circuit Court of Norfolk.
Affirmed.
Security Bank of Richmond VS.
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
the United States. From the Law
and Equity Court of the city of Rich
mond. Affirmed.
Wells VS., Lagoria ct ais. From the
Circuit Court of the city of Norfolk.
Reversed.
Seward VS.. Camp Manufacturing
Company. From the Circuit Court
of Brunswick county. Reversed.
Edmonson & Reekes, receivers, VS..
Thomson ct ais. From the Circuit
Court of MecklenbuTS county. Re-
Versed.
Carpenter VS.. Camp Manufacturing
Company. From the Circuit Court OF
Brunswick county. Reversed.
Arminius Chemical Company, Incor-
From the Circuit Court OF Louisa
county. Reversed.
BY Judge r. H. Cardwen:
Green's and Parker's administra-
tors vs.. Marye, Auditor. From the
Circuit Court of the city of Richmond.
Affirmed.
Sweeney vs. Foster ct ais. From
the Court of Law and Chancery of the
city of Norfolk. Affirmed.
Fraser VS.. Stokes ct ais. From the
Circuit Court of Goochland county.
Affirmed.
| Lambert VS.. Jenkins. From the
Law and Equity Court of the city of
Richmond. Affirmed.
Baker ct ais. VS.. Berry Hill Min
| eral Springs Company, etc. From the
Circuit Court of Culpeper county.
/ Affirmed.
Morton's executor VS.. Southern
Railway Company. From the Circuit
Court of Campbell county. Affirmed.
City OF Portsm outh VS.. Lee. From
the Circuit Court of the city of Ports
mouth. Reversed.
Harrison ct ais. VS.. Clements, road
commissioner, ct ais. From the Cir
cult Court Of Loudoun county. Re-
versed.
BY Judge John A. Buchanan:
Circuit Court of Orange county. Az
firmed.
Edmunds VS.. Barrow. From the
Circuit Court of Prince Edward coun-
ty. Affirmed.
Saunders ct ais. VS.. Bank of Meek
lenburg ct ais. From the Circuit
Court OF Mecklenburg county. Re-
versed.
Saunders VS.. Baldwin. From the
Circuit Court of Mecklenburg county.
Reversed.
Gordon VS.. Joyner. From the Cor
poration Court of the city of Newport
News. Reversed.
Smiley VS.. Smiley's Administrative
| ct ais. From the Circuit Court Of
Henrico county. Reversed.
Carter VS.. Keeton and Coleman ct
ais. From the Circuit Court of Pitt
| sylvania county. Reversed.
| BY Judge George NJ. Harrison:
| Consolvo and Cheshire VS.. the Fer
rCourt of city Of Norfolk. Affirmed.