Virginia Railway & Power Co. v. Winstead's Administrator
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Norfolk, in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for the death of W. E. Winstead, which was alleged to have resulted from the negligence of the defendant, Virginia Railway and Power Company. There was a verdict for the plaintiff, and a judgment thereon which is the subject of the present inquiry.
The defendant company operates a street railway system in the city of Norfolk. On the night of the accident one of its cars, which was running eastwardly on Brown avenue, stopped at a street crossing, and, renewing its journey eastwardly, had proceeded fifteen or twenty feet beyond the crossing when the…
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- Tucker's Adm'r v. Norfolk & Western RailroadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
- Washington & Old Dominion Railway v. Jackson's AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1915
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