The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-22
GETS VALID TITLE
. TO FORD'S HOTEL
Supreme Court Affirms Decision
in Which City of Richmond
Was Party.
OLD LITIGATION SOON ENDS
Charles Bass. of Hanover, Wins
Again on Appeal-Othcr
Court Matters.
OLD LITIGATION SOON ENDS

| In an opinion handed down by Judge
Cardwell in the Virginia Supreme
Court yesterday the title Of tho city
Of Richmond to tho Ford Hotel prop
erty is confirmed Tho case was known
as Rcnet and others against Ford and
others, appealed from tho Chanoary
Court of the city of Richmond. Tho
estate Of A. j. Ford has boon the sub
teot of prolonged litigation for many
years. with many qualifications.
claimants appearing against tho in
terests Of tho four children. while con.
tentions arose as to the sharing of the
various heirs.
Last year genenal compromise was
! eifootod between tho heirs by which
Estene Madeline Ford wes given s2B,-
ooo' and the compromise was confirm.
ed By tho court, and certain property
was ordered sold and tho proceeds
cistriouted In accordance with tho
proportion agreed upon.
Under this order the Ford Hotel
property at Eleventh and Broad
streets was offered for sale. and
brought $4,000. which price was re-
FUSED. The city of Richmond then Of
Tered $4,000. The City Attorney In
timatins that he was authorized TO
institute condemnation proceedings II
that price was not agreed upon. and
the court confirmed the sale price.
Objected to Price.
Mrs. Mary Leo Benct claimed that
the price was not sufficient, md re-
FUSED to give her sanction TO the sale
10 tho city at the price. The action
Of tho Supreme Court In upholdinE the
Chanoery Courts decision afirms the
sale TO the city and, secures the city
In Its title.
a few remaining pieces of property.
mainly located in Gloucester county,
are yet to be sold. and the proceeds
divided before the papers In tho famous
ford case may be placed among the
ended causes in the Chanccry Court
iinss Wins on Appeal.
Judge Cardwell also handed down
an opinion in the case or the Common
wealth against Bass. in which the CIR
Quit Court OF Hanover county Is NJ
frmed.
In this oaEe writ was awarded the
commonwealth from the judgment OF
the Circuit Court in acquittinE the de-
tendendant, Charles Bass. after he had
been convicted by n magistratc's court
on tho charge of violating the revenue
laws Of the State in selling intoxi-
eating liquors without a license. The
verdict OF the Circuit Court in hold
Ing him not guilty s affirmed
Petitions for Appeal
In tho case OF Luck Construction
Company against tho county of Rus
SELL from tho Circuit Court OF Russell
county, writ OF error and supcrscdeas
wac granted with bond In the sum ot
$500.
In the case OF Elmore against VII
liams from tho Circuit Court of Luncn-
| ours county. m appeal was refused
In the case OF Clarke against the
Commonwealth. from the Circuit Court
of Amelia county, n writ of error was
refused
In the case of the Roanoke Hat
Company against billiard ana Others.
from the Circuit Court of the city
OF Roanoke, an appeal was refused
The following cases were argued
yesterday:
Kidd ct mis-. VS. Virginia Safe De.
post and Trust Company Argued by
J. T. Coleman for appellant and by
g. q. Brent and ]. *. NJ. Morton for
appellee, and submitted
Bonos VS., the Ferries COMPANY. Ar
gued by L. r. Baird, Jr, for appellant,
and by r. II. Hicks for appellee, and
submitted
Next cases to be called Monk ct ais
vs. Barnett ct ais; Burgwyn vs Nor
folk and Western Railway ct al; Lee
VS.. Elliott & Co.. Inc. ct al.
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