The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-04
OPINIONS F|LEDBY
COURT OF APPEALS
Baltimore Hotel Man Awarded
Full Amount Of Policy on
Eutaw House.
EIGHT CASES ARE DECIDED
T over Court Affirmed in Five
EIGHT CASES ARE DECIDED
Lower Court Affirmed in Five
and Reversed in Three.
The Record.

inc Onlteu states circuit court OF
Appeals convened yesterday in Rich
mond for the February term. with Cir
cult Judges Pritchard, Knapp and
Woods in attendance Eight opinions,
five affirming and three reversing the
lower court, were handed down.
In reversing the decision OF the
United States District Court at Balti-
more in the case of Frank c. o'Brien
against the North River Insurance
Company of New York City, the court
upheld the validity OF an unusual in
surance policy. Several months before
the National Democratic Convention.
held in Baltimore in 1912. Il contract
to provide hotel accommodations for
the Underwood Marching Club In the
proprietor OF the hotel, and the prcsi.
dent of the organization. In March OF
the same year the North River Insur-
ance COMPANY wrote $4,000 policy
insuring OBrien against the destruc-
ton of his hotel by fire or accident be
fore the convention cor, ,i: a fire In MAY
that the contract with tho Underwood
Marching Club could not be fulfilled.
full settlement. of the claim. and when
the case was brought to trial o'Brien
Obtained i onm judgment for 5000 of the
ten by Judge Woods and concurred in
by the other members of the Circuit
Court Of Appeals. reverses this deci-
I I
fully due the full $4,000.
Many Cases Decided.
The cour, announced and handed
No. 11S6-The United States Fidelity
and Guaranty Company OF Baltimore,
plaintiff in error. vs. French Mutual
Against Theft. defendant in error. Err
ror to the District Court at Baltimore,
Md Opinion by Judge Knapp. Re-
versed. Judge Woods dissenting.
No. l1S7-f'rank c. OBrien. Proprie-
tor, PLAINTIFF in error, vs.. The North
River Insurance Company of the city
ror to the District Court ut Baltimore.
Md Opinion by Judge Woods. Re
versed.
No. 11sS-Alaurice l.. knight appel
liant, VS.. Henry II. Rieger. John Dro-
bisch Laure Praeger. Christian ID.
Ohrenschall and Henry p. Rieger &
trict Court at Baltimore. Md. Opinion
by Judge Knapp Affirmed.
No. llS9-Atlantic Coast Limo Rail-
road Company. plaintin In error, vs. w.
geon, deceased. defendant In error. En-
ror TO the District Court AZ Columbia.
S. c. Opinion by Judge Woods. AZ
No. il91-The United States OF Amer
lea. plaintiff in error. VS.. Atlantic Coast
error. Error TO the District Court at
Columbia: S. c., Opinion by Judge
Knapp. Reversed, ,
the United States of America. defen,
dant in error. Error to the District
Judge Knapp. Affirmed.
No 1850. Olsen. master and claim
ant of steamship Kirkwood. appellant
Florida, and G.. II. Willin. master, and
claimant Of tug Coastwise, appenees
Appeal from the District Court at Nor
folk. Va. Opinion by Judge Woods
No. 11es-wiriam Leonhardt. appel
liant. VS.. Francis T, Lynch. appellee
timore, Md. Opinion by Judge Woods.
Cases Argued.
No. HIS. PiHeland Club ct al. plain
tiffs in error. VS. Edward Robert ct al.
defendants In error: error to the Dis
trict Court at Charleston. S; G. Argued
and Joseph S. Clark. of Philadelphia,
Pa, for the plaintiffs in error, and
Benjamin n. ,utledge. Of Charleston;
submitted
No. ll79. Pineland Club eft al. plain
tins in error. VS., Pauline Sanders ct Al
trict Court at Charleston. S. c. Argued
by Frank r. Frost, OF Charleston. s G.,
Pau for the plaintiffs in error and
benjamin IL Rutiedge. OF Charleston,
S. C.. for, the defendants in error. and
No. lis6. Princess Furnace Company.
Chemical Company, defendant in error;
error to the District Court at Roanoke.
Va. Argued by Benjamin Haden, of
Fincastle, Va. for the plaintiff In error.
and David Ii. I-eake and Robert Z.
Scott, OF Richmond, for the defendant
in error.
Gases in Call To-day.
No. 1909. Benjamin G.. Williams and
Laura Williams, appellants, VS.. George
X. Hogue, trustee of Benjamin G. WI
liams. bankrupt, appellee: appeal from
the District Court at Philippi, w. Va.
in Ibankruptey;, To be argued by, Nicely
appellants. and Il. t.. Morgan, of Fair
mont, w. Va, and j. NJ. Ritz, Of Wheel
ing, w. Va, for the appellee
No. 1915. The Washington and Berle-
plaintiff in error. VS.. the PENNSYLVANIA
steel Company. corporation, dcfcn-
dant in eSror; error to the District
Court at Nartinsburg, w. Va. 10 be
argued by Brown q Brown, of Charles
town, w. Va. and Wagaman e. Waga-
man. of Hagerstown, Md, for the plain
,iff in error. and Lane & keedy. OF
Hagerstown, Md. and Faulkner 81
Walker, of MartinsburE, w. Va, for
the defendant in error.
Court adjourned until this morning
at 10 o'clock.