Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-12
COURT OF APPEALS
Wide Range is Covered in Disposing
of Many Important Cases

RlCllHloIiu, -hatCu I'LL HaHulflt
down opinions in the Supreme Cour
or Appeals yesterday the court GOV
cred a wide range Of subjects.
Below are some Of the more i'm
portant cases decided Yesterday.
In the case of the Security Life
Insurance Company against billiard
from the Circuit Court Of Lynch
Durg, the court IN an opinion OF
Judge Kelly. holds that recovery can.
not be made on policy in which
he insured took his life. Diliard. Il
travelling man, shot and killed him.
self in Greensboro on the last day
n which his policy was in force with
OUT the payment Of another premium.
The company refused to pay, suit
ras brought and a verdict returned
or the widow. The company appeal
ID and the decision yesterday fol-
owed.
In the case of Pitcher VS.. Pitcher
rom the Chancery Court OF Rich
nond. in an opinion handed down by
Judge Whjttle. the decision OF the
rial court is affirmed. f. NJ. Pitcher
! lawyer wrote a will as follows:
i give to my wife, Alice McCaoe Pill
her, all OF MY property, real and
PERSONAL +. NJ. p" Later he wrote
mother, in which lie said virtually
he same thing, bat did not sign it.
The first will was lost for sometime.
1r. j. N. Pitcher, Of Petersburg,
:laimei Share il. the estate This Was
ienied in the court below and the en-
ire estate goes 10 his wife.
In the ease Of Hawkins & Buford
IS. Edwards. from Circuit Court OF
Ienrico, the ease is reversed Ed
wards claimed that he was deceived
II the purchase Of certain real es-
ate in the city Of Richmond, and OF a
lain for fraud secured 4 verdict for
$l,l52 and from this appeal was
aiken. Judge Harrison. in The opin
on OF the court, says the evidence
shows that Edwards made an IN
spcction OF the property for himself.
md that when such was shown il
hou!d have ceased 10 ne. the fotnca-
ion for the suit. For The errors TO
the prejudice Of the defendant, the
judgement complained Of must be
eversed.' says Judge Harrison.
In the case OF the Virginia Rail
aay and Power Company VS.. Meyer
from Hustings Court, Part 2. South
the court in an opinion by
Judge Harrison. affirmS. the case.
giving damages 70 Meyer. More than
eighteen months ago Meyer and men,
5ers Of his family were riding in an
in Broad ST In cross
'ne at Third and Broad the machine
was struck by Il street car and de-
molished Suit for damages was
brought. the verdict being for 5000
The company appealed and rhe de-
cision in this case and also III the
case brought by Meyer, who was
given damages for personal injuries
in she sum Of $2.300.
In the case Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway VS.. Newton, from South
Richmond Hastings Court. the decree
Of the lower court is affirmed. New
ton was painter, employed in paint
ing the steel viaduct. In moving the
scaffoldS the foreman gave orders
to men and the swinging Of the plat
forms struck Newton in rnc back,
knocking him from the platform on
which he was al work, causing his
death. The jury gave the widow S1O
900. and from this the company ap-
peaIed. the verdict being affirmed in
an opinion by Judge Harrison, who
holds that the verdict of the jury was
amply supported by the evidence.
In the case Of the Washington and
Old Dominion Railway vs.. Garter the
Circuit Court of Fairfax county was
reversed.