Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-15
OMITTED TAX ACT HELD
TO Be CONSTITUTIONAL
Campbell County Loses It's Conten
ton When Case Is Reviewed
by Supreme Court.
STATE ALSO LOSES ITS CASE
Is Not Permitted to Collect Interest
on Omitted Taxes Already Col
lected Mrs. Margaret Radcliffe
Gooch Fails to Win Her SHIFTS.

OoSh ~ uho W " IN flcF suits.
The contention of Campbell County
that the omitted tax act, limiting the
collection by localities Of omitted taxes
On intangible personal property to 1919
and the Intervening years. is uncon-
Btitutional. failed to hold water in the
supreme Court OF Appeals. which yes
terday, at Wythevillc, affirmed the
judgment or the Circuit Court Of Camp
oell County, refusing to allow the col
iection OF county taxes alleged to have
been omitted in the assessment Of the
property from 1908 to 1912.
Likewise. the court failed to sus-
tain the contention OF the State that
IL mas a right TO collect the interest
on omitted taxes already collected.
The state was allowed under the
omitted tax law. to go back as far as
1908 for the collection of taxes found
to have been omitted Interest on the
$4,000.
Counsel for the locality held the law
70 be unconstitutional. on the ground
that. to say that a locality shall col
lect omitted taxes only for years since
1912. and that the State may go back
to the time the new Constitution went
Into effect in 1903. Is grossly discrimi-
mating. and takes away the vested
right OF taxation given the localities
by the Legislature.
MRS. MARGARET GOOCH
LOSES BOTH CASES
Mrs. Margaret Radcliffe Gooch, the
young widow of the Mecklenburg lum-
herman who snot himself their
honeymoon trip. lost both of her suits
one TO be named cxecutriN of Goochs
estate of several hundred thousand doll
lars. and the other to dislodEe the Old
Dominion Trust Company. of this city.
as trustee.
Tho following opinions were handed
down:
Per curtain: Southern Railway Com
pany vs. Board Of Supervisors OF Abe
marie County. Appeal dismissed no
opinion.
BY Stafford G.. Whittle, president:
Commonwealth VS.. the Ferries Co.
Circuit Court Of City of Richmond. Or
der affirmed.
Eastern Coal and Export Corpora
tion vs.. Beasley and Biandford. Law
and Equity Court Of City Of Richmond.
Lewis vs.. Lewis Circuit Court of
City OF Norfolk. Decree affirmed
May ct al Circuit Court OF Louisa
County: Judgment affirmed.
GG9ch va. Suhor CIRCUIT Court of
frmed.
,Gooch vs. Old Dominion Trust Co. c,
County. Decree affirmed.
Washington Virginia Railway Co. VS..
Fisher Circuit Court OF Alexandria
County. Judgment reversed.
kab!er's administrator vs.. Southern
Railway Co. Circuit Court OF Campbell
County; Judgment reversed.
Gauldtng vs. Virginia Railway Co
Circuit Court OF Lunenburg County
Judgment reversed.
os Ell River vs. RiHnm9nd o and
pany. Circuit Court Of Henrico Coun
~, Judgment reversed
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany vs. Jones. HASTINGS Cont =,
H.. OF City Of Richmond. Judgment re-
BY Judge Joseph l.. Kelly:
Commonwealth ct al. VS. The United
c1f, rds, Machine Co. Limited. Cir
colona c, al. VS.. Parksley National
county. Decree affirmed.
White VS.. White Law and Enuitv
Court OF City Of Richmond. Decree al
Daniel VS.. Doughty ct al circuit
cour. Of Northampton county. Decree Decree
c,The, Ferries Company VS.. Brown.
Walker VS. the Gateway Milling COP
2any. Cooperation Court of City II
Cottrell VS.. Matthews ct al. Circuit
Court OF Henrico County. Decree al.
Maddu1 ct al VS.. Buchana, ., q,
circuit Court OF Loudoun County. De-
cree affirmed
cat, Yates VS.. Ley. Corporation Court of
~ Oh Danfiiie Judgment affirmed.
VS. srf annwT iM!Ia snIi, Company
county: Judgment reversed
'cnninEs VS.. Marston. Circuit Court
9. lily or Williamsburg and County of
' GeSl c, Wy s 1Idgmen, reversed;
Nar.ad County. Judgment re-
BY. Judge F. w Sims:
Henry Myers & Co. VS.. Lewis Hus
InsS Court. Part H.. OF City Of Rich
mono. Judgment affirmed
>, Atlantic Coast Line railroad Co We
Tredways Admx. Circuit Conrt ~
SSreenesviile County Judgment az
Norfolk Southern Railroad comnanv
cess Anne County. Judgment att,rmnd
feden vs.. Peden's Administrator. etc
corporation Court OF City of Freder
icKsourg. Judgment affirmed
virginia Railway and Power Company
~ "; ArHo5d. Law and Equity Court Of
Woods Trustees VS. Weaver Girn,, H.
court OF Lunenburg County. Judgment
Norfolk Hosiery and Underwear Mills
Gio am ny US VS.; Westheimer. Court OF
Jn judy ann G airMe of City of Norfolk.
sachs ct al VS.. owings. Hastings
Court OF City Of Petersburg. Judgment
reversed.
Norfolk and Western Railway Com
Pany VS.. Hayden. etc. Circuit Court OF
holloway County. Decree reversed
Cape Charles Bank. Inc, VS.. Farm
ers. Mutual Exchange. Inc. ct al cir
cult Court Of NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
judgment reversed.
brown VS.. Thomas. Circuit Court OF