Childress' Adm'x v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Henrico county rendered April 13, 1893, in an action of trespass on the case ■wherein the plaintiff in error was the plaintiff, and the defendant in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The administratrix of William H. Childress brought an action of trespass on the case in the Circuit Court of .Henrico county against the C. & O. Kwy. Co. to recover damages for the death of her intestate, which she alleges was caused by the negligence of the defendant company.
There are three counts in .the declaration, the first of which states in the most general terms that the defendant company, while operating its road in the county of Henrico, “carelessly, ‘negligently, and improperly behaved and conducted itself in and about the management,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Johnson's Adm'r v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1895
- Balt. & Ohio R. R. v. Sherman's Adm'xSupreme Court of Virginia · 1878
3Cited by6 opinions
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- American Bonding & Trust Co. v. MilsteadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904
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