Legal Opinion

Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Kelley

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 16, 1930PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEpes, J.

This is an action brought by notice of motion for judgment by Mrs. Eva Kelley, administratrix of Bernard J. Kelley, deceased, against the Norfolk and Western Railway Company to recover damages for *716the death of Bernard J. Kelley, which it is alleged was caused by the negligence of the railway company.

The Lynchburg and Durham Branch of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company crosses State Highway No. 18, formerly known as the Lynchburg-Campbell county turnpike, at a point near Bocoek, about three miles from Lynchburg. At this point the railroad is in a cut approximately twenty-three feet deep,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Etheridge v. Norfolk Southern RailroadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
  2. Richmond Traction Co. v. Martin's AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1903
  3. N. & W. R. R. v. FergusonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1884
  4. Bond v. Inhabitants of BillericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
  5. Smith's Administrator v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1908

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Hamilton v. Southern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
  2. Tennent v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1931
  3. Southern Railway Co. v. MagagnaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1934

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