Legal Opinion
Scruggs v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided December 24, 1970No. Civ. A. 69-C-131-RPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND JUDGMENT
DALTON, Chief Judge.
On November 3, 1969 Robert H. Scruggs, Jr., age 46, unfortunately met his death while engaged in his duties as an employee of the defendant. His widow brought a suit as personal representative on December 9, 1969 although she did not actually qualify as such until February 5, 1970. A trial on the issues was had on June 22, 1970 and the jury returned a verdict for $345,000 which was apportioned $240,000 to the widow and $100,000 to the eighteen year old only child.
The defendant immediately moved the court to set aside the verdict as contrary to the law…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- John R. McWeeney v. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Virginian Ry. Co. v. ArmentroutCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- Joseph E. Sleeman v. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
- Boston and Maine Railroad v. Isabelle C. Talbert, AdministratrixCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966
- Theodore v. Zurich General Accident & Liability Insurance Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1961
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3Cited by13 opinions
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