Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-02
CIRCUIT COURT UPHOLDs
DU POINT CASE DECISION
Judge Knapp Rules Award OF Dam.
ages Squares Account of
Polluted Creek.
CHARGE WASTE WAS EMITTED
Judge Woods Anirms Decision of
Lower Tribunal I'm Case Of James
kountis Against Walker ID.
Hines.

Nccognizine what might ordinarily
be construed as unlawful as a ncces-
sity In period Of emergency. Judge
Knapp. of the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals, today affirmed the
decision Of the United States District
Court OF Richmond in the ease o! tho
r.. !. du Pont de Nc,nours Compa ny.
ANA Edward 6. Temple. This was
one of eighteen opinions handed down
ihis afternoon by tho Circuit Court of
Appeals
IL VAS set forth that the plant Of
ia" Du ront Company. at Iiopewen
"inbiicd waste and chemicals into 4
drainage when amc.ted the waters Of
HailcyB Creek on tho property OF
Temple. In Prince U;corg. County. rem
""rine tncm impure and unnavigabln
Temple did not ask damages but tina,
The company restore til. creek TO its
norma! condition.
Tho alleged act OF the company was
committed in July 1917. jus, when
tha' plant Was engaged In supplying
h"se Quantities OF munitions TO tho
American and allied armies Temple
was awarded $500 for the damage
10 the creek. with interest. This was
affirmed 10y Judge Knapp. excepting
th"'award Of interest
Judge Woods affirmed the dccis on
OF the lower court In tho aui, o!
.Iamcs Eountis against walker -
Zines. director general of railroads.
ana ~ such controlling tho opcra, ZION
"i the Norfolk and Western. Kauh-
-" los. log when struck b. a train
~ me HONEYWELL yards ana demanded
aam1ses. The Clrcu!, Cour, also ar.
armed TIC decision OF the Distrlc.
Court ~ Roanoke In the cas-. OF tho
IRA lS-H!los Iron Company versus Mrs
i-"c Hrownlec. Mrs. May Harrison.
Nrs Daisy Watkins and Mrs. Lucille
N,wnHey. CONCERNING "a land grant.
iha court announced ana handed
uo"h i's opinion in The following
NirGin.an cases.
30 iAp5, ~. l. Whi,.hurst, plain
'Nl IN error, ye. the ua.tod states OF
70 the District Cour, at Norfolk. Va
Dp.nt"n by judge Woods Affirmed
No sos. W +. l!uaeiny. piaiu,lli
Anerica. defendant; IN error. GRO.
=" ths Disir!c; Court ~ Norfolk. "
pr!hion ~ Judge woods Al
No 1907. NJ. y Jones. plai1tIn In
error. W. the United states Of Amer.
!cH, Defendant IN error: error Ia III.
District conr; ~ Norfolk Va Cp!ni"n
b2 JudS" Moods Affirmed
No it25. Craig-Glrs iron Com
EHnN plaintiff in error. " Mrs Lee
Hrpwrlvc. Mrs. Harrison. Mrs Daisy
Watkins ana Mrs. Lucille Dempsey.
a,%l;,i,dants Ia error ,..rrar, 10 ihs
opinion by Judge Woode. Affirmed.
10. 1871. walker -. Hines dircc-
,gf.Eensrnl OF railroads, and AZ such
using and controlling the Norfolk
and WESTERN Railroad Company.
rln!utin ia error. W.. James Kount!s,
o htEWIs. known Az "Jim" kount!S.
defendant Ia error; error TO IN" Dis.
lr!ct Court al Richmond. Va. Opinion
by Judge Woods Affirmed
~. 1879. Alberta So"ibcrg. master
ana ella INFANT OF Norwegian steam
S'nn, .!i"SneT2G%, anhSlian, Is. Jas,en
Sprun, =. Son anh American Sm.lt-
ms ana isciaing Company, appcliccs
-NNpn.al from tto District Court bt
Norfolk, Va. P"r curiam opinion.
No 1886, George i,eary construc-
,,on Coinpany appellant VS. Charles
his,re; G "Epss at xcHt En}" !ro% o, The
ton By Judge Woods Affirmed.
No. 1898. :: !. du ron; dc NomourS
I" Co. appellant vs. Edward g. Tenn.
,rict Cour; AT Richmond. Va. opiu.
ION ~ Judge Knapp. Decree Of bis
tr!ct Court modified by striking out
allowance OF interest prior TO Janu-
AIRY :. 1920. and az so modified az.
irmcd.
No. 1914. Minnie Evelyn kriso
Knight. plaintiff in error W. Virginia
Lee kisrr. defendant in error. FIR
rcr 10 the District Cour, a, Lynch
burg. Va. Opinion by Judge Knapp.
Affirmed.
Eases in call today:
No. ISIS. Henderson D!mGcss. IT al
uialnt!us In error vs.. huntington
development and Gas Company: lie.
irndant in error. Error 10 the Dis
irt"t Court at Huntington, " Va
10 bc argued by Mr. - r. Stiles. of
Charleston. ". Va: Mr.. G. S. Miutcr.
of Logan. W. Va. and MIR pendI.ton
]" Williams, of Huntington. ". Va.
for the plaintiffs in error, and by
Mr. H. \. Mccarthy. OF Philadelphia.
Pa. and Messrs. Vinson. Thomson,
deck * Rcnshaw. OF Huntington.
w: Va. for the defendant In error.
No. 1854. Alpha Burrner. plaintiff
IN error vs.. United states OF Amer
ic1. defendant in error. Error TO the
District Court at Big stone Gap. Va.
10 be argued by Mr. George w
iiankcnship and Messrs. Morton &