Legal Opinion
Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Wilkes' Administrator
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 20, 1923PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBurks, J.
This was an action by the administrator of A. B. Wilkes against the Norfolk and Western Railway Company to recover damages for the alleged negligent killing of Wilkes by the railway company at a street crossing in the town of Vinton, Virginia. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for S3,000.00.
The railroad through Vinton is a double track, and runs practically east and west, with a siding on the north side of the two tracks. A street, or road as it is designated by some of the witnesses, crosses the tracks in the town at practically right angles. The track on the south side is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Mohler v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
- Pennsylvania Railroad Co.'s CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
- Weber v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Cowen v. DietrickCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1905
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Etheridge v. Norfolk Southern RailroadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
- Franklin & Pittsylvania Railway Co. v. ShoemakerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1931
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. ClementsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946
- Southern Railway Co. v. CampbellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1939
- Gray v. RhoadsSupreme Court of Virginia · 2004
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