City of Richmond v. Sitterding
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond, rendered March 31, 1002, in an action of trespass on the case, wherein the plaintiff in error was the plaintiff, and the defendant in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
It appears" from the record that one John J. Leaker sustained personal injuries by falling over a plank negligently extended over the sidewalk on Leigh street, in the city of Richmond, by laborers engaged in building four houses for one Eritz Sitterding. Suit was brought by Leaker against the city, and subsequently, by an amended declaration, Sitterding was made" a party defendant \ the amended declaration charging *356that the city and Sitterding were jointly liable in damages to Leaker for the injuries suffered by him. The result of this suit was a judgment in favor of Sitterding, upon the plea…
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