Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Carr
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Norfolk county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error,
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for injuries sustained by Willie Albert Carr, an infant eight years of age, which it is alleged were inflicted through the negligence of the defendant railway company.
It appears that this little child was walking along the ties upon which the track of the defendant was laid, at a point in the suburbs of the city of Norfolk, where the track was used daily as a walkway by large numbers of men, women and children ; that a freight train of the defendant was moving at about six or eight miles per hour in the direction the child was walking, with his hack…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hortenstein v. Virginia-Carolina Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1904
- Norfolk & Western Railroad v. H. I. ShottSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
- Wood v. American National BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1902
- Richmond Railway & Electric Co. v. GarthrightSupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
- Blankenship v. Chesapeake & O. R. Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1897
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by14 opinions
- Washington & Old Dominion Railway v. Ward's AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1916
- E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Gunter's Adm'r v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1920
- Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad v. ParkerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1929
- Fenner v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1929
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.