Legal Opinion
Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Sykes
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 26, 1959No. Record 4813PublishedCited by 7 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.
This writ óf error brings under review a judgment for $15,000 entered on the verdict of a jury against the Norfolk and Western Railway Company and its engineer, H. W. Knight, for the alleged negligent killing of Mrs. Lucille Rhodes, who was a passenger in an automobile when it was struck by a train of the defendant Company at a public highway crossing in Norfolk County, near the City of Portsmouth. The parties will be hereinafter referred to as plaintiff and defendants as they stood in the trial court.
Defendants contend that the evidence proved no negligence on their part, and that, as a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Altavista Cotton Mills, Inc. v. LaneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
- S. H. Kress & Co. v. MusgroveSupreme Court of Virginia · 1929
- Seaboard Air Line Railroad v. CrowderSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
- Southern Railway Co. v. BardenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
- Messer v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1926
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Geraldine Gilbert Dean, Administratrix of the Estate of Oscar Lee Dean, Deceased v. Southern Railway Company and Anthony RainesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- Bunn v. Norfolk, Franklin & Danville Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1976
- Skinner v. Norfolk and Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1965
- Bunn v. Norfolk, Franklin & Danville Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1976
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. SykesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1959
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