Legal Opinion

Davis v. Souder

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided November 16, 1922PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWest, J.

This action, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while engaged in the service of the defendant in interstate commerce, was brought under the Federal employers’ liability act of April 22, 1908, as amended (U. S. Comp. St. §§ 8657-8665). The case made out is under the fourth count of the amended declaration.

The defendant demurred to the plaintiff’s evidence, and there was a verdict for the plaintiff for the sum of $31,000, subject to the court’s decision on the demurrer. The demurrer was overruled, and judgment entered upon the verdict, which judgment we are…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  2. Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
  3. New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  4. Looney v. Metropolitan RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  5. Western Union Telegraph Co. v. FosterSupreme Court of the United States · 1918

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Thomson v. BolesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
  2. Kendricks v. City of NorfolkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1924
  3. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. PalmerCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1927
  4. Pauly v. McCarthyUtah Supreme Court · 1946
  5. Jarrett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950

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