City of Richmond v. Gallego Mills Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Law and Equity Oourt of the city of Richmond, rendered in an action of trespass on the case wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
*167The gravamen of this action is damage to the property of the defendant in error, the Gallego Mills Company, occasioned by the collapse of a stone culvert extending along the western foundation wall of the mill building, 'which culvert, the declaration alleges, it was the duty of the plaintiff in error, the city of Richmond, to maintain.
These mills are located at the eastern end of the basin of the old James River Company, now, with its appurtenances, the property of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company. The western wall of the mill is separated from the basin by a wide, open space, known as…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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