Danville Railway & Electric Co. v. Hodnett
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Danville, rendered January 25, 1902, in an action of trespass on the case, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
R; T. Hodnett sued the Danville Railway and Electric Com-pany in the Corporation Court of the city of Danville and recovered a judgment for damages to the amount of $3,000 for injuries alleged to have been sustained by him under the following circumstances:
On January 19, 1901, Hodnett, along with a neighbor of his, W. C. Witcher, rode on horseback into Danville, passing a car of the defendant company standing at the terminus of its line on north Main street, Hodnett riding next to the railway track and Witcher to his right; the space between the track and the street curbing being about…
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