The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-06
JURY PREJUDICED BY
LIFE INSURANCE MONEY

Because tho defense was permitted
to show that the plaintiff had been
laid life insurance money for the death
OF the relative for which he sought
ham. administrator OF Raymond II.
Brabham, against the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, was granted a new
trial.
Young ,Brabhani, n brakeman, was
killed through the negligence Of fell
low employe. and suit was brought
under the employers liability act The
planting was awarded $4,000. but con-
tended that the verdict of the jury was
smaller than would have been the case
had the .court excluded evidence con-,
corning the payment! OF. life Insurance.
policies: The court held In part: a
The testimony tended to influences
the jury largely lin determining the
amount which the plaintiff was entitled
to recover. The matter was not ger
name to the question, and was calcu-
| lated to mislead and confuse the Jury,
and as such was perJudicial to the
rights OF the plaintiff 1T would seem
tho wrongdoer who caused the loss, to
the rights of the injured party as to
his remedy"
COURT OPENS FOR
NOVEMBER TERM
The United States Circuit Court OF
Appeals convened yesterday at IL
o'clock for the November term, with
Circuit Judges Pritchard, Knapp and
Woods. in attendance.
Court announced and handed down
Its opinion In the following cases:
No. 1888. Leonard W. Brahham. adj
ADMINISTRATORS OF Raymond II. Brabham,
deceased. plaintiff In error. vs. the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company, de-
PENDANT In error: error to the District
Court ut Parkersburg. w. Va. Opinion
by Judge Pritchard Reversed.
No. 125s. Rocahontas Distilling Com
pany. Incorporated, plaintiff in error
vs.. The United States of America, dc
PENDANT In error; error to the District
Court at Richmond. Opinion by Judge
Knapp. Affirmed.
No. 1851. Tho Stafford Company,
plaintiff In error, We. Alta Vista Cotton
Mills, Incorporated. defendant in error:
error to the District Court at Lynch
burg. Opinion by Judge Knapp. Rev
erscd.
No. 1868. C. W. Shrewsbury. C. L.
Harvey, j. G. Shrewsbury and James c.
Walker, appellants. VS.. Pocahontas Coal
ana Coke Company, n corporation, ap-
pellee; APPEAL from the District Court
at Bluefeld, w. Va. Opinion by Judge
Knapp. Affirmed.
No. 1870. William Story, Master and
u sotcaInsnip atlantic CITY,,
appellant, VS.. William L. Evans and
Clarence Cottman Company. Incorpor-
ated, appellees; appeal from the Dis
trict Court at Baltimore Md Opinion
by Judge Knapp. Affirmed
NO. 1872. The Joseph r. Foard Com.
rany of baltimore City, and the General
Stevedoring Company, appellants. va
State Of Maryland, to the use OF Frances
Goralski, widow, ct al, Nfunson steam
ship Limo. Mayor and City Council OF
baltimore, Maryland Steel Co., and
Alum Chino Steamship Company, Ltd,
appellees; appeal from the District
Court OF baltimore, Md. Opinion by
Judge Woods. Affirmed
No. 1878. Maryland Steel COMPANY.
appellant. Hs. Munson Steamship Line
and Mayor and City Council of Balti
more. appellees; appeal from the Dis
trict Court Of Baltimore. Md. Opinion
by Judge Woods. Affirmed
No. 1874. Gustav Lies. Joseph Cell
ner. ct al, appellants. vs. NIunson
Steamship Line and Mayor and city
Council OF Baltimore. appellccs: appeal
from the District Court of Baltimore.
Md. Opinion by Judge Woods. Affirmed.
No 1875. Gustav Lies and Charles a.
Ruby. appellants. VS.. Maryland Steel
COMPANY. appellee; appeal from tho
ion by Judge Woods. Affirmed
No. 2s5. Levey c. Cox, Snow S. Cox
and Manic j. Casper, appellants, VS..
Maxwell G.. Wallace. trustee In bank
rnptcy Of Fred Cox, bankrupt. appellee:
appeal from the District Court at Rich
mond, Va. In bankruptcy. Opinion by
Judge Knapp. Reversed
No. 1886. Hermann Grantz, Master
and the North German Lloyd Steamship
Company, owner, of steamship sig.
naringen. appellants and cross appel
lees VS.. Edward +. Luckcnbach, indi-
vidually., and John w. Weber and Hat
i;ie w. Luckenbach, executor and cxe-
5cutrix of Edward sLuckenbach,. de-:
ceased owners OF steamship Jacob
;1.uckenbach,"i appollecs ana cross an
pellants; cross-appcals from the Dis