Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Coffey
Supreme Court of Virginia
. Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Rockbridge county, in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error. This was an action of trespass on the case to recover damages for an injury inflicted on the plaintiff while working as a laborer in a rock quarry of the defendant.
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. Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Rockbridge county, in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error. This was an action of trespass on the case to recover damages for an injury inflicted on the plaintiff while working as a laborer in a rock quarry of the defendant. It appears that the plaintiff, L. 13. Coffey, who was a minor, was employed as a day laborer to work in defendant’s rock quarry at Corwall, in Rockbridge county, Va. When we went to work in the quarry, he had had but little, if any, experience in such business. After he had…
1Opinion of the Court
WniTTEL, J.,
delivered the opinon of the court.
The object of this action is to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the defendant in error while at work as a laborer in the quarry of the plaintiff in error. A brief outline of the proceedings in the ease is essential to an intelligent apprehension of the questions presented for decision.
After issue joined upon the plea of not guilty, the defendant obtained leave of the court to file pleas of the statute of limitations within fifteen days from the date of the order; and liberty was also granted the plaintiff to reply generally or…
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