The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-12
IMPORTANT CASES
MAY Be DECIDED
Opinions expected i'll r.. +. & r..
'raX Case in Supreme
Court To-Day.
MURDER CASE is PENDING
buckingham convicts May
Learn Fate--Appeal Is
Allowed.

Decisions are expected in the Su.
premc Court of Appeals to-day on sew
eral important cases. This Will be
the first opinion day OF the court since
the November term for regular deci-
sions, the ruling in the Norfolk pri-
mary case being on a petition for n
writ of error. which is subject to action
at any time.
II Is presumed that a decision will
be had in the case of the Common
wealth against the Richmond. Fred
ericksburg ana Potomac Railroad Com
pany. by which the State seeks to on
force tile collection of franchise taxes
/ from the road The company now pnys
no taxes OF any sort OF it's railroad
properties, being exempt thercfrom by
The terms OF It's charter The conten-
.ion OF the state is that the railroad
| mas forfeited its right to exemption b..
'he acceptance of sundry amendments.
Wright Case May lie Settled.
decision is also expected to-day In
the case of w. Dallas Wright. Ed
ZONES and Richard Perkins against the
commonwealth. from the Circuit Court
OF Buckingham county. Wrigh, is a
white man and the others are negroes
all being under sentence of death r.,
| lhc electric chair for the murder of the
stuart Drothcrs' Conviction was Sc
cured by the evidence Of two otbcr
negroes the credibility of whose testi.
inony has been sharply attacked Tho
dead men were found IN tho ruins or
their cabin. which had been destrovod
by fire. They We're reputed to huyn
money concealed IN the house. ,his
supposed TO furnish the motive
for the crime
Other important cases. argued a, ,be
November term, are awaiting settle.
ment, and the supposition is that ouito
number Of decisions will be had this
morning. wa
Appeal liz Allowed.
an appeal from ii decIsion OF Tho
Circuit Court of the city of Norfol,5
was allowed by the Supreme Couri
Yesterday IN the case OF the virgtn,a
Black Mountain Coal Comnnnv ~.
against the Virginia Lee COMPANY Inc
me Bondurant Coal and Colc Comnnnv
INC, and the Black Mountain Mimi,
Company, Inc
appears that tho Virginia Black
Mountain Coal Company sued the other
CORPORATIONS for damages for breach
OF contract. The Black Mountain Min
10 the effect that the cause of action
oid not arise in Norfolk. but in I,er
county, where the mines of all H.
parties to the case are located TIL.
was overruled. However. plea In
abatement filed by the other 1efen.
oants, that the contract complained
or was several and not Joint. was I'M
heid by the Norfolk court. and from
this decision the appeal Is taken.
Gases Argued
Proceedings yesterday were as fo,
lows: ioi7
Atlas Portland Cement comn,nr
against Main Line Realty Corporation.
luily argued by Thomas w. Shelton
and John r. Jenkins for tho appeliants
and submitted g
Norfolk and Western Railway arnine,
run; argued by Hughes & venable
for the plaintin in error. and hy q NJ
piiiard for the defendant in error ana
submitted "''
Buck against Nance; partly areuod
pS w. p. Caldwell for the appellant.
and continued to to-day
Next cases to he calied-Aneric.r
national Bank of Washington. u e
AGAINST Taylor: Harrison against C,lcm.
ehts. road commissioner; Southern ,aij.
way Company against Wiley C,irnn,.
company against Arlington Brcwinc
company. Haynor against Haynor. Easf
against Hyde. being cases Nos. a. 70
a. inclusive. on the argument docket .