The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-28
big INSURANCE CASE
|. STILL ENGAGES COURT
Defendant Companies Claim Amount
of Fire Loss Demanded Is Eek.
cessiye-Triai VIII Last Week.
CHURCH CoNvooAT1oN MEETS
Mrs. Lila Dining, OF Cass station.
Georgia. Seeks to Recover Tool box
Belonging to Her son Recently
Killed In Accident.

Petersburg. Va. oct 27.-The
Hustings Court. Judge Mullen, pre-
siding. has been engaged since yes
terday IN hearing evidence in the
suit instituted by Lavenstein Bros. VS.
The Hartford Fire Insurance COM
ranJ, this being the first of thirty
four suits which the plaintiffs have in
stltuted against the Hartford and
other companies. The plaintiffs are
suing for damages done to their
stock of merchandise and fixtures
when their store was destroyed by
fire on November %, 1918. The suits
are all filed separately, and are for
$4,000 on stock and $4,000 on fix
lures.
The case against the Hartford Com
pany, which has engaged the courts
attention yesterday and today, in
wolves policy of $4,000, and this
will probably be made a test case
The defendant companies claim that
the amount asked for is excessive.
Only two witnesses, Mr.. Moses Iaven-
stein. and the firms bookkeeper. Miss
Hutchinson, had testified up to a late
hour this evening. 1t is expected that
trial of the suit will occupy the at
tention OF the court throughout the
week
stenographic report of the test
mony is being made by Court Ste
nographer NJ b. Cogbill. r. II Mann.
7 United States District Attorney for
the Eastern District Of Virginia, as
sisted by Henry w. Wyatt, an insur
ance attorney of New York. are repre-
senting the plaintiffs, and the de-
PENDANT companies are being repre-
scented by Hon. Richard b. Davis, OF
petersburg, and Attorney James
Caskte, of Lynchburg.
Episcopal Convocation Meets.
The Episcopal Central Convocation
OF the Diocese of Southern Virginia Is
In session with the Good Shepherd
| Memorial Church in this city. There
are some fifteen or twenty ciergymen
in attendance. and three services are
being held daily. beginning at 930
A. NJ. The sermon at the devotional
meeting this morning was preached by
Rev. Mr.. Dabney. This afternoon
members of the convocation visited the
Bishop Payne Divinity School and
tonight smoker was rendered them
by the Good Shepherd Mems Club.
AT o'clock tomorrow afternoon
there Will be conference on mis-
stons, and at night the Rt. Rev Il. d.
Tucker ID. D.. will preach d mission
AIRY sermon following which the CON
vocation will adjourn.
Asks For Dinning's Property
The Daily Progress Petershurg's
afternoon paper. received letter to-
day from Mrs. Eliza Dining, Route
II, Cass Station. Ga, requesting that
the person or persons having in their
possession the toolchest and baggage
Of her son, +. w Dining. who was
accidentally killed by being run over
by an automobile at Bollingbrook and
Second Streets some months age. will
ak nc lrirfA r.
to her. The toolchest is described as
being about four feet Ia length COW
cred with zinc, with the initials r. w.
d. or w. ID. on its side The chest
and a large brown leather suitcase
and other articles kept are supposed
TO have been wherever the young man
was stopping,
1t will be recalled that it was a
month or more after the yourg man
was accidentally killed before AIessrs
~. t. Morriss 81 Son, who had charge
OF the body. succeeded in locating his
relatives IN Georgia, to which place
the body was shipped
Thief Arrested.
Joseph Mitchell, alias John Sanders.
alias Jimmie Jones. etc. was arrested
/ by Detectives Heelan and Eanes to-
day and is charged with the theft of
| two diamond stick pins and a diamond
ring, the property of Mr.. a. ]. 'rivol
Mr. Tivol is a iewelry salesman and
has been stopping In the city several
days at the home of Mr. hobart r