John F. Ivory Storage Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

This action was brought in the Hustings Court of the city of Richmond, Part II, by the plaintiff in error, John F. Ivory Storage Co. Inc., against the defendant railroad company for damage to the plaintiff’s truck which was run into by one of defendant’s passenger trains at a grade crossing. The defendant filed a cross-claim for damage to the locomotive and certain signal equipment which resulted from the collision. The trial court instructed the jury that there was no evidence upon which they could find a verdict for the plaintiff, and submitted to the jury the question whether or not the…