The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
L. 5. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The United States Circuit Court of
Appeals convened yesterday at twelve
O'Clock Nj. for the May term, with Cir
cult Judges Knapp and Woods, and
District Judge Waddill in attendance.
Court announced and handed down
its opinion in the following cases:
No. 126s-The Hartford Fire In
surance Company. of the city of Hart
ford. Conn, plaintiff in error vs. VIII
liam w. Downey receiver of the Stew
art Vehicle Company. defendant in
error. error 10 the District Court at
Martinsburg. w. Va. Opinion by
Judge Knapp. Reversed.
No. l2sT-The Virginian Railway
Company. plaintiff in error, VS., the
United States Of America, defendant
in error. error to the District Court
at Lynchburg, Va. Opinion by Judge
Knapp. Affirmed
No 12SS-~Mannheim Insurance
Company. Fireman's Fund Insurance
Company, and Mannheim Insurance
Company, appellants. VS.. w, y. Henry,
Master and Claimant of Steamship
"Metis,n appellee appeal from the
District Court at Norfolk, Va. Opin-
ion by Judge Common. Affirmed.
No 290-Sidney Lansburgh. ad-
ministrator % the estate Of Max rans-
burgh. deceased. Rebeccs r.ansburgh,
widow. Sidney Iansburgh, ct al,
ha4rs at law Of Max I.ansburgh, de-
ceased, appellants, VS.. Henry b. Nc
Cormick, Vance c. Mccormick. will
liam NJ, Ritter and Pocahontas Coal
and Coke Company, corporation,
appellees; appeal from the District
Court al Charleston. " Va. Opinion
by Judge Woods Affirmed >.
No t291~-Robert Johnson and
Euphrates Harris, appellants, VS..
Ciaude S, Jarvis, appellee; appeal from
the District t*ourt At Phffippf. w, va.
Opinion by Judge Woods. Affirmed,
No, l302--Piedmont Carolina Rail-
way Company. w, r. Snider. r. III.
Nanderford, Sr-. NJ l., Jackson and
VS. Leslie NJ, Shaw, defendant in or
ror; error to the District Court of
Greensboro, n. G, Opinion by Judge
Woods. Affirmed,
No. 13l 5--Franklin Holland and J.
Monroe Holland. co-partners trading
as Holland Manufacturing Company,
creditors, petitioners, VS.. Richard Nc
Ilwaine. Jr. Thomas TT. Wilcox and
Harry X. Wolcott. individually. and
as trustees in bankruptcy of Norfolk
Wire Cloth and Wire Fence Manu-
featuring Company fnc., bankrupt.
Harry X. Wolcott, II. II. Thorpe, re-
anu u -. '-pNNVs EtRFbhu~
ents: on petition to Superintend and
revise ETC.. District Court at Norfolk.
Va In Bankruptcy. Opinion by
Judge Woods. Reversed.
No 13fT~~-Ida G. jackson, anpei-
liant, VS.. Henry (, jackson, A. q.
White and G T.. HiKginbotham, ad-
ministrators of the estate of C. A.
Newton. deceased, appeliees: appeal
from the District Court at Parkers-
burg, w Va, Opinion by Judge
Knapp. affirmed.
No 1919 Hooking Valley Railway
Company. corporation, plaintiff in
error. VS.. I.ackawanna Coal and Lum-
Der Company. corporation. de-
PENDANT In error; error to the District
Court at Charleston. w. Va. Opinion
BY Judge Knapp. Reversed.
No. 132t-~Adam Macarthur and Mrs.
NJ G. Macarthur, plaintiffs IN error,
VS.. Citizens Eank OF Norfolk Va. de-
PENDANT In error; error to the District
court at Raleigh. ~. G., Opinion by
Judge Knapp. Affirmed.
No I326-James Oates. plainfiM
in error, vs.. United States Of America.
defendant In error: error to the Dis
trict Court at Phiiippi. w. Va.
Opinion BY Judge Woods. Reversed.
No I32T--Charles G. Guth, appel
liant, VS. Guth Chocolate Company.
appellee: appeal from the District
Court at Baltimore. Md. Opinion by
Judge Knapp. Affirmed
+ No. 132S~-The Baltimore Trust
Company, trustee and individually,
appellant. VS.. Bellevue Mills Company
and Peter I'll. Corr, appellees: appeal
from the District Court at Baltimore.
ND. Opinion by Judge Woods. At
q 10 ID isza--Frlank Ledylnskii. plain