Norfolk & Western R. R. v. Neely
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Roanoke, rendered May 19, 1894, in an action of trespass on the case, in which the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtReily, J.
This was an action of trespass on the case to recover damages for being expelled from a passenger car by the conductor. There were two trials in the court below. Un the first trial the jury rendered a verdict for $1,000, which, on the motion of the defendant, was set aside and anew trial awarded; and on the second trial a verdict of $800 was rendered, which the court refused fro set aside, but gave judgment thereon.
It was conceded that the plaintiff in the suit, J. M. Neely, had a right of action against the defendant company to recover damages for his expulsion from the car, and the real…
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