Boyd v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of th'e City of Danville in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff in error, caused as is alleged by the negligence of the defendant railway company. Upon the trial of the cause the defendant demurred to the evidence, in which th'e plaintiff was required to join. The court sustained the demurrer, and rendered judgment in favor of the defendant.
Error is assigned, not only to the judgment of the court in sustaining, but also to its action requiring the plaintiff to join in, the demurrer. This latter assignment of error does not seem to be much relied on, and if it were, we see…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kimball & Fink v. Friend's Adm' rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
- Washington Southern Railway Co. v. LaceySupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
- Johnson's Adm'r v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1895
- Southern Railway Co. v. Hansbrough's AdministratrixSupreme Court of Virginia · 1908
- Duame v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1888
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- Smith v. HinesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
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