Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Williams
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Alleghany county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. .Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
In this case, the plaintiff, an employee of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, has recovered a verdict and judgment for $8,000, damages for an injury alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant company. We are asked to set aside this judgment and grant a new trial, upon the ground that the verdict of the jury is not sustained by the evidence.
The jury is the judge of the weight and credit to be attached to the evidence, and for this reason it has always been regarded-*690as a delicate matter fox the court to interfere with their verdict. According to the practice of this…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kimball & Fink v. Friend's Adm' rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
- Southern Railway Co. v. Bryant's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
- Bass' Administrator v. Norfolk Railway & Light Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1901
- Marshall's Adm'r v. Valley RailroadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
- Carrington v. Ficklin's ex'orSupreme Court of Virginia · 1880
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