The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-16
THE TIMES RICHMOND VA FRIDAY JANUARY e 1914
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FULLY UPHELD BY
SUPREME COURT
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Ing churches and charitable organiza-
/ IONS from taxation the Young Mems
Christian Association OF that city was
, every year secured from tho Corpora
tion Court n correction of Its assess
mont and obtained exemption.
The State Auditor claimed that be-
| cause the Young MEMS Christian As
| ISOLATION derived revenue of $4,000
year from the rent OF bedrooms and
! sun other money from q bowling al
ley ana billiard-room that II was no
longer devoted exclusively to the edu-
cational and religious purpose for
which 1t was established. The c0rrec-
tion of assessment. vas refused by
the Lynchburg Court. and tho action
; sustained yesterday by the Supreme
. Court. the opinion being written by
Judge Buchanan. The mere fact that
the Young Mems Christian Assocla-
ton rents young man II bedroom and
sells him food does not lessen tho as
sociation's power to better his morals
or help his education. the opinion said
Insurance Company Must Pay.
The court also decided the peculiar
case of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company, OF New York, against board
Armstrong & Company. in which Il.
j.. Board, president and general man
aEer Of the concern. took out insur-
ance with the firm as the beneficiary,
and shortly afterward met death by
falling from the top of a windmill In
the night, The case was brought up
from the Circuit Court of tho city OF
Alexandria, In which the Insurance.
company lost it's fight to escape pay
ment OF the policy. In an opinion
written by Judge Harrison. the SUI
prcne Court affirmed the Judgment Of
the lower court
In
fight on two points: rrst. that Board,
Armstrong e. Company had no insur-
able interest in the life OF B. +. Board
ana. second. that Board WAS insane
and took his own Nfe. The court dis
posed of the first plea by quoting nu-
merous decisions. establishing the in
surable interest of business concerns
In the life OF the leading spirit of the
hrm. There was not sufficient evil
dence TO support the assertion that
Board was insane, and little proof that
he met his death by suicide.
y companion case, the Mutual Life
insurance Company, of New York,
against the Board Motor Truck Com :
pany, or Alexandria, was disposed Of
In the same manner.
Southern Wins Its Suit:
me action Of jury in the Circuit
William T. Grubbs n $4,000 verdict
against the Southern Railway for be-
ing assaulted by conductor, was re-
versed. Gruhbs boarded train az
Aitavista and offered 60 cents to pay
MS fare TO Lynchburg. The ticket
takcr demanded an additional 10
cents. because the ticket had not been
purchased at the station Grubbs re-
FUSED TO pay IL, and became involved
IN controversy with the conductor
anu 'lSket taker. lie was severely
handled when words led TO blows. In
me opinion, sAT-M,was written by
Judge HapsROCE,FY Ccjetion Of tho
lower "o-.' 80 '..csiusc punt
tive damages rtvzr, allowed. The rail
way, says the court, did not rat,fy the
act OF its eInploye in this case ana 10
consequently not liable for punitive
damages.
Gambling Cnse Decided.
me court also reversed tho findings
81 .hc circuit Court of the city Of Nor
iolk In the case of Lewis against tho
Commonwealth
Lewis was fined 500 by O. police
magistrate for conducting a crap table
He appealed to the Circuit Court ana
was fined $500 and given three months
IN jail In an opinion written bv Judge
Keith the verdict was set aside on the
ground that the evidence failed to
snow the similarity between tho game
OF craps and the games named in the
staInte forbidding gambling
The action of the Circuit court NJ
the CITY OF SUFFOLK in timing Gayle &.
Eason, retail grocers or tho sale of
cider containing per cent alcohol
vas reversed in an opinion written by
Judge Whittle. The grounds given nv
the court for reversing the lower court
We're that tile authorities Ind rot nro.
ceened according to the methods pre-
scrlned by statute for the analysis of
suspected beverages.
Bntes's Verdict Reversed.
pr. James Cannon, of this city. won
point In the suit brought against
MIN by John w. Bates. a real estate
agent, when the court reversed the nc
ton or the Law and Equity Court OF
Richmond. Bates sued DR.. Cannon to
recover s+14.o6, the amount cf com
mission allered TO be due him for the
sale OF Monument Avenue lot. Ho
was awarded a verdict in the lower
court
Lower Court Affirmed.
In the appeal OF the Lanston Mono
type Machine Company against The