The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-14
COUNTIES WIN IN
ROLLING STOCK FIGHT
Tax Will BE Apportioned According
to Mileage Rather Than Head
quarters OF Roads.
OPINIONS HANDED DOWN
Large Number OF Decisions An
nounccd Yesterday BY state SUI
prone Court--Severai Richmond
Gases In Number.

In accordance with an opinion
handed down yesterday in the SUI
preme Court of Virginia, affirming the
decision of the State Corporation
Commission. in the case of the Com
monweaith against the Virginia Ran
way and Power Company and the
Chesa psake and Ohio Railway. tbs
rolling stock tax will be divided &C
cording to the mileage of the roads
in cities and counties instead of the
cities, in which headquarters of the
various roads are located, getting 1T
all.
This means that both cities and
courties will share In the taxes OF the
railroads and public service corpora
tions, which was the ruling of the
State Corporation Commission some
time ago.
Lewis Robinson: found guilty in
Danville for selling ardent spirits and
sentenced to twelve months in jail
and fined 5000, will have TO pay the
penalty, unless the Supreme Court or
the United States irtervenes, accord
ing to decision rendered in the Viz
ginia Supreme Court yesterday. the
action OF the Corporation Court at
Danville was affirmed by TINS tra-
bunal.
Other opinions handed down yes
terday in the court are as follows:
Kirkpatrick & Howard. trustees Va.
Warden ct al. From Circuit Court or
montgomery County Decree reversed
BY James Keith, president;
Kayior VS.. Davy Pocshontas Coal
Company. Circuit Court OF city OF
Norfolk Judgment affirmed.
Dayv Poeahontas Coal Company VS..
Kaylor. Circuit Court of city of Nor
follS Judgement affirmed.
Jones vs. Albert. Circuit Court OF
Mont gomery County. Decree affirm
ed.
I.ottie FL. Craig vs.. J. willard Craig.
Law and Equity Court of city OF hlch-
mond Decree affirmed.
J. willard Craig w. l.ottie H. Craig
Law and Equity Court of city OF Rich
mond Decree affirmed.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
many VS. Newton. Circuit Court OF
C;reenesviIe County. Judgment affirm
ed.
NfcClannahan's administrator OF ais
VS.. Norfolk and Western Railway Com
nany ct ais, Circuit Court OF Mont
gomery County. DEGREES reversed
Norfolk and Western Railway COM
pany VS.. city of Roanoke, Judgment
reversed.
Nv Judge r. II. Cardweil:
ueuser. trustee. etc, ct ais. VS.. Kelvin
ct ais. Circuit Court OF Wythe
County Affirmed.
United states Spruce Lumber Com
panv VS.. Shumate, by etc Circuit
Court Of Graysan County. Judgment
reversed.
BY Judge George NJ. Harrison:
| General Railway signal Company
VS.. Commonwealth. state Corporation
Commission. Order affirmed.
" D.gI md
Power Company Circuit Court OF
| Chesterfieid County. Decree affirmed.
Whittle, J.. dissenting.
Robinson VS.. Commonwealth. Cor
iporation Court of city of DanvfiIe
Judgment affirmed.
Goode VS.. Bryant ct ais Circuit
Court of Fauquier County Decree
reversed
| Reid ct al. VS., Mediey's administra-
tor Circuit Court of Roanoke County.
Judeme nt reversed.
/ Commonwealth ex rel. etc, We. the
! Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
] pany and Common wealth eE ret. etc,
VS.. Virginia Railway and Power Com
| pany. State Corporation Commission.
| Orders affirmed.
Moomaw ct al VS. Jordan ct al
| Circuit Court of Montgomery County.
| Decree affirmed.
CofHFAoA& SAtth VS. SaFtDW. circuit
Court of Brunswick County. Judgment
! affirmed.
Hairston ct ais VS.. Hill ct al. Cir
cult Court of city of Roanoke. De-
cree reversed.
virginian Railway Company vs. An
drews' administrators. Circuit Court
of Montgomery County. Judgment re-.
versed.
Hoidsworth VS.. Anderson Drug
Company. Circuit Court OF Prince