Steele's Administrator v. Colonial Coal & Coke Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Wise county-in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the de-fendant. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
The following is a summary of the salient facts concerning the killing of William Steele, to recover damages for whose death this action was brought.
The defendant, the Colonial Coal and Coke Company, prevailed in the circuit court upon a demurrer to the evidence, and that judgment is now before us for review.
The defendant is a private corporation and operates a railroad as an adjunct to its business, extending from its coal mines and coking plant at Dorchester to Dorchester Junction, three miles away, where a connection is formed with the Louisville and Nashville Bailroad and the Interstate…
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- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Cromer's AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1903
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. McDonald's AdministratrixSupreme Court of Virginia · 1906
- Northington v. Norfolk Railway & Light Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1904
- Baugher v. HarmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1909
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