The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-21
RICE VERDICT IS
UPHELD BY COURT
DEAD ENGINEERS WIDOW WILL
GET DAMAGES FROM THE
SOUTHERN.
IS DENIED
FEW OPINIONS OF GENERAL IN
TEREST IN CITY HANDED
DOWN BY THE STATE
SUPREME COURT.

down by the State Supreme Court OF
Appeals yesterday there was none OF
general interest and only one of local
interest-that of the Southern Railway
company against Rice, adm nistrator-
Rice was an engineer employed by the
Southern who was killed in the local
yards His widow sued and recovered
damages in the Law and Equity court
of Richmond. The Southern petition
ed the higher court for rehearing.
which was yesterday refused and the
verdict of the lower court stands.
Following is list of the OPINIONS
handed down yesterday:
BY James Keith, president:
Alphin VS. Lowman. Circuit court
of Bath county Judgment affirmed.
Croghan va. Worthington Hardware
company inc. Circuit court Of Rock
bridge county. Decree affirmed.
Davis VS.. Cole Brothers Circuit
court of Russell county. judgment af-
firmed
Yates VS.. Yates Circuit court of
Rockingham county. Decree affirmed.
| Gents executrix VS. Praner's ad-
mfnistrator Circuit court Of Russell
county. Decree affirmed.
| Dennis VS., Justus ct al. and w. NJ.
| Ritter Lumber company VS.. Justus ct
! al. Circuit court Of Buchanan county.
Decree reversed.
! Isaacs vs. Isaacs ct ais, Circuit
court of Russell county. Decree re-
versed.
Powhatan Lime company VS.. At
/ feck's administrator Circui. court of
/ Shenandoah county. Judgment re-
versed.
Dickenson ct ais. VS.. Ramsey ct ais
! Circuit court of Russell county. De-
cree reversed.
! ~, I,,doa u II CardweiI.
/ Bernard ct ais. va. McClanahan. La"
and Chancery court of Cit yof Roam
oke judgment affirmed
Jacobs vs. Warthen. Circuit court
Of Clarke county. judgment affirmed.
! Stonega Coke and Coal company vs..
Williams, by &C. Circuit court OF Wise
county. Judgment affirmed.
+ Burner vs.. Burner. Circuit court or
Page county. Decree reversed.
The Liquid Carbonic company vs..
Whitehead ct als. Corporation court
of city of Buena Vista. judgement re-
versed.
yellow Poplar Lumber company VS.
Goble. by sc Circuit court Of Dicken-
son county. Judgment reversed
BY Judge John A. Buchanan:
Grief VS.. kegley, Judge. Application
for writ of prohibition. Writ awarded
/ bowman VS.. First National Bank OF
Broadway. Circuit court OF Rocking
ham county. Judgment affirmed
May, guardian, &c. VS.. Sherrards
legatees ct ais. Corporation court OF
city of Staunton. Decree affirmed.
City OF Lynchburg va. County Of
Amherst. Circuit court of Amhers
county Judgment reversed.
Triplett VS.. Gudebrod. Circuit cour1
of Shenandoah county, Decree re-
versed.
BY Judge George NJ. Harrison:
Goodloe VS.. Wood. &C. Circuit court
of Nelson county. Decree affirmed.
Starkc VS. Storms executor. Circuit
court Of Albenarle county Decree
affirmed.
Bridgewater Manufacturing com
pany VS. Funkhouser, commissioner
&C Circuit court of Rockingham
, county. Judgment affirmed.
Mutual Fire Insurance company VS.
I Turner. Circuit court of Clarke coun'
,, ty Judgment reversed.
. BY Judge Stafford G. white
Chesapeake and Ohio company VS.
, Swartz. Circuit court OF city OF Cllftot
, Forge Judgment affirmed.
McCauley ct ais. VS.. Grim ct ais
Circuit court of Rockingham county
Decree affirmed.
Devers vs. Devers. Circuit court o
Rockingham county. Decree affirmed
General Board of State Hospitals fo'
! Insane, &C. VIZ. Robertson, commit
tee. Circuit court of Augusta county
: Decree amended and affirmed.
. Petitions for Rehearing.
Rafferty, VS.. Heath. Circuit court o
Mathews county. RehsarinS refused.
; Southern Railway company VS.
/ Rice's administrators. Law and Equit,
court of city Of Richmond. Rehearini
: refused
Lynch VS., @ Brien. Law and Chan
. Gerry court OF city OF Roanoke. Rehear
r ing refused.
: Patterson VS.. Fidelity and Deposi
, company OF Maryland. Court of Lay
, and Chnncery OF city Of Norfolk. CIV
1 petitions) 2ehearing refused.
. Cases Heard.
The following appeals were hear
yesterday In the State supreme Cour
of Appeals.
, Metropolitan Life Insurance com
= pany Of New YorFvs. OGrady. Argue,
= by Wexford & Taylor for appellan
and c. " Meredith for appellee ant
a submitted.
6 Peek VS.. City of Hampton. Argue
t by S. Gordon Cumming and s. J
n Dudley for appellant and by VIM. G.
Q Taiiaferro for appellee aad submit
= ted.
Next cases TO be called: Levy & &C
q VS.. Davis. Winston. trustee. ct ais, vs.
!, Gordon ct ais. Southern Railway VS.