The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-15
LUMBER CASE GOES
TO SUPREME COURT
Writ OF Error Awarded Black
stone Manufacturing
Company.
WILL REVIEW DAMAGE SUIT
Frcshct Case From Danvillc
Also to Be Passed
Upon.

writ Of error and supcrscdcas was
granted by the Supreme Court Of Mp
pcals of Virginia yesterday in the case
of the Blackstone manufacturing Com
pauy against l.. r.. Alien. The case
comes IN from the Circuit Court of
Luncnburg County. whore il was dis
posed Of on October Il, 1919.
ON February =. 1906. Allen aud his
wife executed :, deed in consideration
Of the payment IF S3.00I. for the sal"
tain tract Of land consisting of 100
acres. Under the terms of this decd
the Elackstonc company was To nave
seven years to cut ana remove tho
timber, with II proViso that the time
would be extended three years under
certain conditions and on the payment
of certain interest charges The seven
year period expired February ,. l"'3.
and the Blackstone company claims
that II now has cut ana hauled To -
sawmill logs aud lumber amounting to
about 5000 feet. II relied on the cN-
tension clause I" continue and com
pletc the, cutting OF the remaining
timber.
Mr. Allen hrough; proceedings 10
prevent tho company from removing
further timber from the land. from
which order the Blackstone company
appealed. Bond Was required by Judge
Keith in til: sum of S2,Ioo.
\ writ of error WAS granted in the
case of the Washington ana ola Do
minion hallway Corporation against
Alsrcd y. carter. from the circuit
Court Of EairraN county. Carter was
awarded a verdict of DAMAGES Tor per
Sonul injuries In the sum OF $4,000 on
February II. 1914.
Tie petitioner owns a railroad line
from Eosslyn. in AlcNandria County.
20 l.ccsburg. in I.oudoun county: and
carries passengers aud mail. carter
was - mail clerk in the employ OF the
United states government in charge
of a mail car ON December -. lol2.
At or near Wichlc Station lie was jolt
Ell or jostled or thrown through the
open door of the mail car to the ground
and received painful injuries. lie al
railroad company III falling TO provide
The doorway Of the mail car with q
cross bar such as is customary. The
railroad company offered testimony to
show that II had provided such bar
and that il had been removed with
the fun knowledge and acquicsccucc of
Carter. The jury found in favor OF
Carter. and assessed the damages at
$1,000. y writ of error and sup.rsc-
IDEAS was granted by Judge Keith and
bond in the sum OF $1,000 was re-
auircd.
y writ of error and supcrscdeas was
srn ERA, IN the cns: OF The Riversid"
Court of pittsylvania County. Bond
was required by Judge s. - Whit,lc in
the sum OF $4,000.
Waugh claimed that the dam. power
house and other construction of the
cotton mills had so changed the natural
of frcshct To Hood Ills bottom lands
and seriously iujure his farm. The
jury awarded him damages in tho sum
of $4,000. The cotton mills company
claims that WauIh's place il three
quarters OF mile down the river be-
low the powcr-houSe; that ii is a swalo
or natural depression over which fresh :
cts break with no greater force now
than before the erection of the build
imEs complained Of, and further that
Waugh bought the property since the
erection Of the power house in qucs