Turner v. Richmond & Rappahannock River Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Henrico county, in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff assigns error. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Whittle, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
Charles Turner, a minor seventeen years of age, who at the time of the grievance complained of was an employee of the defendant in error, brought this action by his next friend to recover damages for. personal injuries inflicted upon him from being kicked by a mule, the property of the defendant.
There had been two trials of the case. The first resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for $2,000, which the court set aside, and to that ruling the plaintiff excepted. At the second trial, the plaintiff declined to introduce any evidence and suffered a…
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