The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-12
SUPREME COURT HOLDS
BRIEF WILL IS VALID
Richmond Chancery Court Sustained
In Case of Pitcher vs.. Pitcher. In
volving Estate of Lawyer.
INTERESTING INSURANCE CASE.
Insurance Cannot BE Collected When
Man Ends Life on Last Day Policy
Is In force-Opinions Are Handed
Down in Large Number of Cases Of
General Interest.

/ That a will written in , few words
and signed only by testator's initials
! is valid. ana that the benef1ciaries OF
a suicide who ends his life on the day
of the expiration OK life insurance
policy cannot recover from the insut-
ance company are two OF the more in
teresting points decided in the opin-
ions HANDED down yesterday by the
Virginia state supreme Court 81 APP
peais,
The will case In which the court de-
cided was that of Pitcher against
Pitcher. appealed from the Chaucery
Court Of the city OF Richmond and In
voIved the estate OF the late F. ".
Pitcher Mr.. Pitcher. local lawyer.
who died about a year and a half
ago, wrote as his will the following.
Il give TO my wife. Alice MeCabe
I Pitcher. all of my property, real and
personal. f. NJ T." The Chancery
Court admitted the win to probate,
holding it could not he broken. and
that J. NJ. Pitcher of Petersburg. who
made a claim. could not share in the
iestate The Supreme Court sustained
this.
Alexandria May Annex.
/ Life Insurance Company against Dill
! lard appealed from the Lynchburg
Circuit Court, the lower court was re-
yerssd by the Court OF Appeals. The
lower court decided the company must
pay the widow of billiard. who COM
mitted suicide on the last day that
the policy was In force.
3 Another case OF interest is that of
the Clty Council of Alexandria against
Alexandra County. The City Council
was restrained by Alexandria County
from annexine a part OF Alexandria
county territory. The Supreme Court
reversed tha lower court. permitting
annexation under certain restrictions.
TIE decisions handed down yester-
day are the following.
Opinions Handed Down.
; By James Keith. president:
! Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
pany rs Newton. Circuit Court OF
Creenesvillo County. Affirmed.
/ curtie VS. Hidden Ell al. Circuit Court
Of warwick County Affirmed.
Washington and Old Dominion Rail-
way VS., Carter. Circuit Court OF Fair
fax CoratY. Reversed.
Norfolk southern Railroad Company
VS. whites administrators Circuit
Court of city OF Norfolk. Reversed,
Young vs.. Holland ct al Circuit
Court Of Accomac County. Reversed.
I Ia stern TRANSPORTATION Company vs..
I Johnson. Circuit Court Of city Of
Norfolk Reversed
ny Judge II II. Cardweli
4 city Council Of Alexandria vs A.
exandria County et al. Circuit Court
OF Alexandria County. Reversed.
Ricks ct ais, ys. scott eft 81 Cir
cuit Court Of Southampton County.
Reversed,
( Ry Judee George NJ Harrison:
Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany VS. Meyer, Hastings Court. Part
H.. Of city Of Richmond Judgment
affirmed.
! Virginia Railway and Power Com
psny vs.. Emma Meyer, Hastings Coury,
Part II OF CITY OF Richmond Judg
ment affirmed
City Gas Company OF Norfolk W.
webb. Court OF Law and Chaueery
% city Of Norfolk. Judgment affirm
ed.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany VS. Newtons administrator.
Hastings Court. Part II, of city "
Richmond Judgment affirmed.
Duggins ct ais, Us. Woodson at ais.
Circuit Court of Goochland County.
Judgment reversed.
Saunders vs.. southern Railway Com
pany Circuit Court Of Meeklenhurg
County. Judgment reversed
Hawkins & Buford ct ais. VS.. Ed
wards ct ais. Circuit Court OF Hencioo
County. Judgment reversed
By Judge stafford @. White:
Pitcher VS. Pitcher Chancery Court
OF city OF Richmond. Judgment al
firmed
Perkins VS.. Southern Railway Com
pany. Circuit Court of Pittsylvania
County. Judgment reversed
Patterson VS.. Overbey. Circuit
Court OF city of Danvilie. Decree re-
versed.
Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany vs. Smith Court or Law and
Chancery OF city of Norfolk Judg-
ment reversed.
Bayly ct ais, VS. Curietta ct ais.
Circuit Court OF Fauquier County. De-
cree reversed.
BY Judge Joseph l.. Kelly;
Norfolk Southern Railway Company
VS. Crocker. Circuit Court Of city
OF Norfolk. Judgment affirmed,
Crawley VS.. Glaze ct ais. Chancery
Court OF city of Richmond Decree
affirmed.
Lucy ct al. VS.. Kelly. Circuit Court
of Brunswick County. Decree amended
and affirmed.
Goode VS.. Bryant ct ais. Circuit
Court of Fauquier County. Decree re-
versed.
Riverside and Dan River Cotton
Mills, Incorporated vs. Waugh. Cir
cult Court OF Pfttsyivania County
Judgment reversed.
Security Life Insurance Company of
America We. billiard, Circuit Gonrt of.
city of Lynchburg. Judgment reversed.