N. & W. Railroad v. Wysor
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of Wythe county, rendered November 26th, 1885, in an action wherein H. C. Wysor was plaintiff and the Norfolk and Western Railroad Company was defendant. Verdict was for plaintiff for $550 damages. On divers points, saved at the trial, the defendant company obtained a writ of error and supersedeas.
1Opinion of the CourtFauntleroy, J.
This suit is a common law action of trespass on the case for damages for the alleged violation by the defendant company of its special contract with the plaintiff, embodied in the terms and conditions of what is called a “commutation ticket,” and entitled on its face: “No. 161. Norfolk and Western Railroad Company. 2,500 mile ticket. Form C. Good over the Norfolk and Western railroad, and all divisions, and Shenandoah Valley railroad.” There was a general demurrer to the declaration, which was overruled. by the court. The declaration sets out a special contract, made by the plaintiff with the…
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