Washington-Virginia Railway Co. v. Deahl
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Alexandria county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.
An electric railway car, owned and operated by the Washingtori-Virginia Railway Co., collided with a motor truck owned and operated by the Washington Brick and Terra Cotta Co. at a point where a private road leading from the latter company’s brick plant crosses the tracks of the railway company. Miss Anna E. Deahl was a passenger on the electric car and claimed that as result of the collision she sustained physical injuries for which she brought an action against both companies. There was a verdict and judgment in her favor against the railway company for the sum of $5,000, and to that…
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