McConnell v. Norfolk & Western R. R.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of Washington county, rendered May 21, 1889, in an action of trespass on the case, wherein T. G-. McConnell andR. A. McConnell, partners under the firm name of T. G. k R. A. McConnell, are plaiutiffs, and the Norfolk and Western railroad company is defendant. The verdict and judgment being for the defendant, the plaintiffs brought the case here on writ oí error.
1Opinion of the CourtFauntleroy, J.
This is a writ of error to a judgment of the circuit court of Washington county, rendered oil 21st day of May, 1889, in an *249action of trespass on the case, in which T. G. McConnell and R. A. McConnell,‘partners under the firm name and style of T. G. & R. A. McConnell, are plaintiffs, and the Norfolk and Westorn railroad com pany is defendant.
The material facts, as disclosed by the record, are as follows: The appellants, T. G. and R. A. McConnell, were shipping merchants, doing business at McConnell’s switch, a point upon the line of the Norfolk and Western railroad, about a mile or more from…
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