Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-11-07
COURT OF APPEALS.
City Council of Alexandria VS. Alex.
andria County, etc to Come
up at This Term

supreme COufL OF - JCu'o yCo"SiN"y
granted an appeal and supersedeas
in the case of Isaac Kiatf VS.. Dwight
NJ. Pratt, which comes from t'c Law
and Chancery Court of Norfolk. An
injunction was granted by the court
in Norfolk restraining kiaff from
engaging in the hide, Skin, fur and
wool business in that city, and within
a radius of five miles, for a period OF
five years, on representations made
by Pratt, who claims to hold con-
tract under the terms of which hlatf
is prohibited from engaging III such
business within the territory speci-
fed except as partner Of Pratt, OF
with Pratt's consent.
The Court refused writs Of error Ill
the following cases.
C. w. Coleman VS.. County Of Nor
folk. In this case Judge Coleman
elected to the Circuit bench by the
last General Assembly, 9eEltloned
that his salary he not Increased from
$4,000 to $4,000. The case was IA
pued in the Law and Chancery Court
of Norfolk where it was decided that
the salary must remain At Shaw.
Judge Coleman then applied for
writ of error which was denied by
the Supreme Court.
Clary County Construction Com
pany VS.. County Of Wise, road
case. Appealed from the Circuit
Court of Roanoke.
George E. Uranium and julia +.
Uranium VS.. County Of Henrico con-
demnaticn proceedings. Appealed
from the Circuit Court of Henrlcc
County.
Patrick Hagan VS.. E. II Howe
and Thomas H. Fox. From Circuit
Court of Goochland County; action IN
assumpsit, involving $1,000.
Lewis H. Smell VS.. Commonwealth,
race track gambling case. APPEALED
from the Circuit Court of Norfolk
County.
Emma J. Waller and others VS.. j.
c. Chichester, administrator of Chas.
S. Waller. Appeal from Circuit
Court of Fredericksburg. Il will case
involving ar estate worth $1,000.
s. Isbel Risen, VS.. J. H. Corbett.
Appeal from Circuit Court Of city OF
Suffolk; action of debt, involving 81
651.
Grover Breeder VS.. Commonwealth.
From Circuit Court of Greene county.
Breeder was convicted of the MUIR
der Of William Frazier, and was
sentenced to serve ten years in the
penitentiary.
G.. H. Green VS.. Edgar B. English
and O'Flaherty & Fulton. Appealed
from Law and Equity Court of Rich
mond: action in assumpsit, growing
out Of suit prosecuted against
Wickham e. Northrop, receivers Tor
the Virginia Passenger and POWER
Company. in which Green was award
ed verdict and judgment for $4,000.
The case was reversed on appeal.
It was alleged that the petition was
not flied in time. and Green charged
his attorneys with negligence, enter
ING the suit against them, which he
lost.
Cases were argued and submitted
yesterday as follows.
Privilege docket.
Nc. ,. Waters executor vs.. Ire
fouret ct ais. Argued by l.. 1.
Hanckel and w. A Perkins and Mr..
Walker for the APPELLANT, and by Judge
r. T. W. Duke fer the appellee, and
submitted.
Argument docket:
No. |. Hairston VS.. Hairston' Sub
mitted on briefs.
No. =. City of Norfolk vs.. South
ern Railway Company. Argued by
s. S. Field for the appellant, and by
R. B. Tunstall and Judge D. Tucker
Brook for the appellee, and contln-
ued until Monday.
Next cases tc be called:
No. 8. Steinbach VS.. Stcinbach ct
ais.
No. 4 Crismond's administrator
ct ais. VS.. Jones ct ais.
No. 5. City Council Of Alex
andria, VS.. Alexandria County, etc.
No. 6. Grant, surviving executor
ct ais VS.. Chesapeake and sohio
Railway Company.