Haffner's Adm'r v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of James City county and the city of Williamsburg, rendered June 15, 1896, 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 Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a writ of error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of James City county and the city of Williamsburg, and is the sequel to the case of C. & O. Rwy Co. v. Haffner's Adm’r, 90 Va. 621.
At the first trial the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, and the railway company brought the case to this court where it was reversed, and the verdict and judgment set aside, as being contrary to the law and the evidence, the court holding that the contributory negligence of the plaintiff’s intestate was the proximate cause of his injury. The case was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Carper's Adm'r v. Norfolk & Western RailroadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
- Chesapeake & Ohio R. R. v. Hafner's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1894
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- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Rowsey's Admr.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1908
- Hoomana Naauao O Hawaii ex rel. Maia v. MakekauHawaii Supreme Court · 1920