Barksdale v. Southern Railway Co.

The plaintiff in error, C. T. Barksdale, administrator of Agnes Terrell, deceased, called plaintiff, complains of a judgment against him in favor of Southern Railway Company, defendant in error, called defendant, in an action to recover damages for the death of Agnes Terrell.

Among the material facts are these: The defendant owns and operates a railroad as a common carrier of passengers and freight from Richmond to Danville through Pittsylvania county, Virginia, passing Sutherlin station. For many years Agnes Terrell had been going to Danville on each Saturday morning on an early train which…