Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-20
COMMISSION OF ELECTION
ISSUED TO WEAVER
Governor Takes Action Following
North tur0iinu supreme Courts
Di>missni OF Appeal by IHItt.

Sk Sasori tc,. Press.1
commission a. Representative IN CON
grass from the Tenth District to sue
coed James j. Britt, Republican,. was
issued late to-day to Zebuion Weaver.
Democrat 10y Governor Craig
The commission was issued 10y the
Govcruo. after tho state s:uprclnc
Court. an hour previously hud dis
missed Britts appeal FROM the action
Of Judge w L.. Adams. OF III. iiuu-
comp" county superior Court in re
iuSinG 10 grant a writ Of nandamus
to compel the BuncoMbc county BOARD
al tanvasscrs to declare the vote Of
that county on the face of tho returns
as they appeared OF November -. Tho
returns Of three precincts in the coun-
y not officially reported at that time
were included when the County Can
NaSS!nS board acted on November u,
Britt siiil was ahead in the county. but
Weaver had gained enough in the three
precincts in question TO overcome
l'litts lead and give him a plurality Of
nine votes in the district.
y temporary Injunction restraining
the state Board OF Canvassers from
taking into consideration the vote of
Buncombe County. obtained here re-
Gently by Britt. was dissolved by Judge
". NJ. Bond as soon as the supreme
Courts decision was handed down.
he bOhft OF thnNaSEclS lnen reported
Viewers election 10 the Secretary Of
State, who. in turn. certified i, TO Gov
ernor Craig.
In political circles here 1t is taken
for granted that I;ritt will take the
contest to the floor Of tho House Of
Representatives.
Other opinions handed down by the
supreme Court to-day were:
I'errel vs.. Traction Company. Dur
Ii nm,
pany. Guilford. new trial: Smithdcal
vs.. McAdoo. Guilford, no error: FOun-
dry Company VS.. aluminium Company
stanley. error: McCausland KS. Con-
struction Company. Meckienburg. re-
verscd: Tcctcr vs.. Southern Express
Company. Caharrus. motion denied:
Hutchinson vs. Commissioners Of Ire
dell county affirmed: IIoiiheid vs..
Telephone and Telegraph Company.
MrD:W@ll. no error: Elliott vs.. Brady.
Rutherford. reversed; Thrash vs.. Guild,
Buncoinbc, no error; Sternburg & co.
VS.. Crehon 4 REDEEM Co. Bunconbo.
no error: Garrett vS. Southern Railway
company. Euncombe. no error: Realty
Company vs.. lRimhough Buncombe. no
error; Ingic VIZ. Power and Light Com
Dany. Buncombc. no error: orr W.
RumbouGh, EuncOmDc. reversed: Buck
ner US. Insurance Company, Iuncombe,
reversed: State rs. Moody. jackson,
no error: Marler vs.. Golden, Cherokee,
affirmed: Kinsiand vs.. Adams. Graham.
reversed: Ogburn vs. Southern Rail-
way Company. Guilford, affirmed ::
State vs.. Britain, Burke. no error:
UinSon VS.. Mancss Cabarrus. affirm
ed: Rolling vs.. Spruce Company. Yam
cey. affirmed: Champion Fiber Com
puny VS.. Harden Haywood, reversed
and rcmandcd.
In tho case of Garrett vs.. Southern
Hallway Company there is ahirmatio
or a verdict against the railroad fer
SI.300 damages TO Mrs. Lydia Garrett
and her little daughter on account OF
their having been assaulted and rob
bed by Il negro at the depot in InXinS-
ton as they were about to board II
Pullman car and while, II was alleged,
the conductor Of the Pullman company
was near and should have seen and
prevented the assault and robbery,