The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-12
VERDICT AGAINST Va.
R. { ?. CO. SUSTAINED
Total or 5000 Awarded Walter C.
and Raymond r. Hill For
Damages in Accident.
STREET OAR HIT AUTOMOBILE
TWO Coal Land Cases From Chancery
Court at Richmond Reversed.
Norfolk Man Loses Suit Against
Morris Plan Banking Company.

More than a score OF cases, among
them half dozen appealed from
| richmond courts, were disposed of in
the State Supreme Court of Appeals
YESTERDAY when opinions were hand
ed down. Chief among those of in
tereit here were those of Cary vs..
/ Harris and Cary VS.. Hollis executors,
! involving coal lands. and those of the
I Virginia Railway and Power Com
! pany VS. Walter C. Hill and Ray
mond E. Hill, involving damages
growing out of an accident
The court affirmed the judgment
] of the Hastings Court. Part H.. OF
! Richmond, which awarded $1,000 to
Raymond E Hill and $4,000 to Wat
! ter G.. Hill for injuries sustained by
1 the Hills when an automobile in
/ which they were riding was struck
! and damaged by a car of the Virginia
Railway and Power Company at
! Grace and Laurel Streets. The acct
/ dent occurred three years ago.
| Coal Land Gases Decided
I In the Chancery Court of Rich
y
against william Miles Cary in favor
! OF J. W. Harris and Hollis executors
Both, Judgments of the lower court
were reversed by the State court
Tha; Of Cary VS.. Harris involved an
agreement for the sharing OF profits
in The development of coal lands in
buchanan County. which agreement
Harris alleged Cary violated. The
case In which Hollis executors figured
involved certain interests in the Blu
chanan Coal ard Coke Company.
Considerable interest was manifest
IN the case OF David Stein vs. the
Morris Company, operating the Nor
ris plan OF banking Stein sued the
Morris Company. alleging the plan
used by the com pary was his idea
and that II was being illegally used
by the company. The case was de-
ctded by the Circuit Court OF Nor
folk IN favor OF the defendant, and
the lower court was upheld.
Opinions Handed Down.
BY Judge George NJ. Harrison.
president;
Stein. etc, VS. Morris. etc: Circuit
Court Of city Of Norfolk Decree af-
Armed
. Davis vs. city Of Newport News.
Circuit Court city OF Newport News.
Judgment affirmed.
Cary KS, Harris. etc: Chancery
Court of city OF Richmond Decree
reversed
Norfolk County Water Company VS..
Etherldge: Circuit Court of Princess
Aane County Judgment reversed
~ Judge Stafford q, white:
Johnson, receiver. etc. VS. Button.
commissioner. etc; Circuit Court of
city of Richmond, Decree amended
and affirmed
Leah Francis ct ais. VS. Thorough
good Tazeweli ct ais: Circuit Court
Of Northampton County. Decree at
nrned
Masruder ct ais. vs Virginia Caro-
lima Chemical Company ct ais: Cir
cult Court Of Louisa County. De-
cree affirmed
Klan vs. Virginia Railway and
Power Company: Cour- of Law and
Chancery OF city of Norfolk, Judg-
lneni reversed.
Ry Judge Joseph l. Kelly:
Forest View Land Company. Inc.
vs. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company. Circuit Court Of Chester
field County. Judgment affirmed
inge, trustee, ct al. vs.. fnge et al. /:
Circuit Court OF Sussex County De-
cree affirmed
Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany vS. Walter c. Hill. Hastings
Court, Pert IL. OF city of Richmond.
Judgment affirmed
Virginia Railway and Power Com
/ pany vs. f. Raymond Hul: Hastings
Court. Part H.. Of city of Richmond
/ Judgment affirmed,
City OF Danviie vs. Lpford Cir
+ cult Court of Danville. Judgment
affirmed
Shepherd ct al. VS. Virginia State
Insurance Company ct al, Circuit
Court OF city Of Richmond. De
cree reversed
BY Judge f. W. Sims:
Tyler VS. Commonwealth: Corpo-
ration Court of city OF Stanton.
judgment reversed.
Brown W. Ford ct ais; Chancery
Court of city OF Richmond Decree
+ reversed.
Cary VS., Hollis executors It ais
Law and Equity Court of city OF
Richmond. Decree reversed
! City of Norfolk VS.. County of Nor
folk; Circuit Court OF Norfolk
County Judgment reversed
Baker ct ais. VS.. Lynchburg Ma
tionai Bank ct al. and Henry Silver
thorn Jewelry Company Va. Lynch
burg National Bank; Corporation
| Court of city of I.ynchhurg Judg-
! inentS afflrmed.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company VS., Hunters administrator;
| circuit Court OF Rockbridge County
Judgment affirmed: Whittie and
Kelly. j. j., concur in result
BY Judge Robert r. Prentis:
! Walker VS. Walker: Corporation
Court of city of Danville Decree af-
| firmed.
Western Union telegraph Com
pany We. Boiling: Corporation Court
of city of Newport News. Judgment
| reversed
Western Union Telegraph Com
| pany vs.. Mahone:. Court of Law and
Chancery of city of Norfolk Judg-
| ment reversed
Holland ct ais. VS.. Vaughan ct al.
Circuit Court of city of Portsmouth
! Decee reversed.
| Dunnavant vs. Dunnavafft ct ais,
! Circuit Court Of Henry County. De-
! cree reversed
! Hunters administrator vs. the
( Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
| pany; Circuit Court of Rockbridgs
! County. Affirmed by divided court
Judgments in Law and Equity.
Judgment OF $744.26 was rendered
yesterday in the Law and Equity
t,, thn af