Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-18
6plaPEkskTl0N DENIED
AlRTYRED DETECTIVES
snaPreme Court Says Matter One Up
10 legislature MS No Law or
Subject Is In Existence.
Two CASES ARE DEClDED
\ Suit against Tucker Sanitarium for
alleged Injuries From Hot-Watcr
~ AppiicaGon Is Confirmed to
IL, Higher Tribunal.


ss al large number of opinions OF gem
: ral Interest and OF more or less inn
) 3pSrtsHce marked opinion day in tho
Xlrsnia Supreme cour, of Appeals
esiffday. One of the cases of gem
eral intcrcs; is that OF the execu,rix
esof L. a. Mann. n detective. who was
\ Fhot In the discharge OF his duty by
~ negro who was later executed for
fhe crime. The case Is one of claim
Andtr the compensation act. and
Fohes from the state Industrial Com
mission. where no claim was allowed
( ssThe court holds tina; as there is no
! ilaw, on the subject. the case. is not
Ifwithin its jurisdiction. but must be
iiremedied by the Legislature. y sim
ssilarr case. that OF Smith against the
9llcfty of Newport News. was also dis
smissed.
The lower court was sustained in
.Sphe-aDpcai >ot the Tucker Sanatorium
against Cohn. from Hastings Court
Part IL, Of Richmond. Cohn was
awarded damages in the sum of $4,000
for alleged injuries received by hot
water application.
y Slrev Must Operate Cars.
Tho court handed down AN opinion
/, sn which the city is much Interested.
Some two years ago the Virginia
Railway and Power Company ADAM
tloncd the line known as the Holly
wood lockwood line. travcrsing Main
: Street from First eastward 10 Eigh-
tecnth, and thence TO lakewood, The
lefty contcndcd that the company
4 could not abandon the line. and Il,
{ was taken TO tho Police Court. where
q line was imposed for failure 10
Z operate the cars as stipulated in the
Il franchise. The case was appealed TO
the Hastings Court, where Judge
I Richardson upheld the Police Court
and sustained the fine and directed
\ that the company resume operation
OF the cars. From this the company
obtained an appeal TO the Supreme
Court and that tribunal upholds the
8 contention Of the City. and the cars
Must be resumed as contemplated in
hesfharter.
SSeveral years ago the city OF Rich
M6nd condemned property for the eX-
tension OF Chamberiayne Avenue so
Y Mat there could be a direct road from
/ ffe city proper to Glntor Park. The
4 nIy did condemn and acquire more
! sSnd than was actually needed for
LEe highway proper. though many of
4 the owners did convey their holdings
Epsthc city on the agreed price fixed
By the assessors named for the pur-
Ppsc. Carneal and others commended
fffat the city could condemn only for
I the purpose OF the highway proper,
htfa Hastings Court OF the city de-
& Gidcd in favor OF Carneal The city
4 Ubtancd an appeal and the case was
= afgued before that body, the decision
EhninE yesterday, to which the triaI
court is sustained in its entirety.
st- summary OF OpinIoas.
;yIPer curiam Willie II. Mann VS.. city
& pfs Lypchburs. or Commonwealth OF
\ Virginia. Reply to questions certified
& Iy Industrial Commission OF Nir-
Htnia.
II gSmith vs.. city OF Newport News,
B Evaporation Court OF city OF Newport
Sews. Dismissed.
10y Judge Joseph l. Kelly, presi-
dept: Commonwealth OF Virginia vs.
y RNGTnoCnat, committee exc. N1ltul'
8 EpIrt Of city OF Williamsburg and
Il Eohnty or James City. Judgment az
+ NEp,cd.
Il Sg-puPon; Engineering Company rs
Il Rlair, Circuit Court ef YORK County
411d Gment affirmed. N
4 sSurry Lumber Company vs.. weldon,
q &SSal. Circuit Court OF. Southamptor
4 5f1nnty. Decree amended and affirm.
ssA tIantIc Coast Line Railroad com.
III Hay VS.. Southern oil and Feed Mills
{s&rse.. and Hines. d;rector-general. etc.
EE Southern Oil and Feed Mills. Inc
8sEItcuit Cour, % city OF Norfolk
& Ni gmnnts affirmed
Standard lee Company. Inc. W.
& t3Smond Ice factory. Corporation
}hrt OF city OF Lynchburs. Judg.
II SH4nt reversed.
4 pirector general OF railroads "
i ghandler. Circuit Court Of North,
aESpton County. Judgment reversed
ssBy Judge Fredcr.cl. W sims: Levy
4 1trector OF Public Works Of city oi
Richmond, W. kosmo. In. same ~
S5onrt of city Of Richmond Npre.,'
EsBibbs vs. Commonwealth Circuit
E@Nrt Of Orang- County Judgment
81 A3trmed.
q sS{sields vs. Common w.ai,A. Circuit
@ EBurt of York County Judgment a
&sRFrhed.
ucker Sanatorium Inc VS. Cohc.
xstings Court. Part IL q. city o
Et Richmond. Judgment affirmed
aX rhite VS., White Circuit Court .
Ms Etomac County Judgment reversed
2s itown Of Gordonsvil!e ". Zion. cir
N Hi Court Of Orang" County De
II Te reversed and remanded.
q 83y Judge Rober; r Prentis EicH
4 8 md Cedar Worke. ct al. V. iiArpe
4 6 ~ ais. Circuit Court Of Norfol
! iSSnty. Dismissed Tor lack Of jur.S
Tatts. alias watson. vs. Common
skith. Corporation Court OF cit
q ss4Iopewell. Judgment affirmed
Is ord VS. Street, et ais Circu
81 S7Srt OF Sottoway County. Amende
{ss&d afiirmed