Richmond Union Passenger Railway Co. v. New York & Sea Beach Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond, rendered March 27, 1895, in action of assumpsit, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant. This was an action of assumpsit upon an open account, and the declaration contained only the common counts. An account was filed- with the declaration, giving the items of the account, dates, and amounts.
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Error to a judgment of the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond, rendered March 27, 1895, in action of assumpsit, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant. This was an action of assumpsit upon an open account, and the declaration contained only the common counts. An account was filed- with the declaration, giving the items of the account, dates, and amounts. The heading of the account was as follows: “December 14, 1888. “Mr. Maurice B. Elynn, “Richmond Union Passenger Railway Co. “To Mew York & Seabeach Railway Co.” The evidence…
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court. ' ~
This is an action of assumpsit brought by the New York and Seabeach Railway Co. against the Richmond Union Passenger Railway Co. to recover the price of certain cars and engines hired by the plaintiff to the defendant.
During the progress of the trial the defendant company hereinafter referred to as the Richmond Company, took numerous bills of exception to the rulings of the court, and finally demurred to the plaintiff’s evidence; whereupon the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff upon which judgment was entered, and the Richmond…
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