Interstate Railroad v. Tyree
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Wise county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff.. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
This action was brought by the defendant in error, Jesse Tyree, against the plaintiff in error, the Interstate Railroad Company, to recover damages for personal injuries imputed to the negligence of the defendant. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and to that judgment this writ of error was awarded.
The first assignment of error involves the action of the court in overruling the demurrer to the declaration. The declaration alleges that the defendant was a railroad company, and owned and operated a railroad from Stonega to Appalachia, in Wise county, Va., and used…
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