Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Clements

This is an action by the administrator of William Earl Clements against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, hereinafter referred to. as the defendant, to recover damages for the alleged negligent killing of William Earl Clements, an infant seven years of age, by the railroad company at a street crossing in the town of Emporia, Virginia. There were a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff of $3,000. The railroad company assigns error.

The physical facts surrounding the scene of the collision and the evidence with reference to the accident are as follows:

The Meherrin River separates North…