Southern Railway Co. v. Smith
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Albemarle county rendered May 15, 1896, in an action of trespass on the case wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This action was brought by Miss May E. Smith to recover damages for injuries sustained by her while a passenger on the railway of the defendant company. It appears that the plaintiff bought her ticket at Lynchburg, and started on a regular passenger train of the defendant company for her home, in Rappahannock county.; that she had an appointment to meet a lady friend at Charlottesville, and, before reaching that point, enquired of an official of the train how long they would wait there, and was informed that the train would stop there ten or fifteen minutes; that when the train had come to a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Norfolk & Western Railroad v. H. I. ShottSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
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