Ocean View Improvement Corp. v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.

On May 17, 1962, Ocean View improvement Corporation, plaintiff, filed a motion for judgment against Norfolk and Western Railway Company, defendant. The motion alleged that on February 26, 1958, defendant negligently delayed, at its railway crossing on Granby street 1 , certain Norfolk fire apparatus that was proceeding to a fire at plaintiff’s place of business, which delay proximately caused the fire to get out of control and resulted in property damage to plaintiff in the sum of $398,521.37. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence, the trial court sustained defendant’s motion to strike…