Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Cheatwood's Administratrix
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment rendered by the Corporation Court of the city of Radford, 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.
The administratrix of W. J. Cheatwood, deceased, brought this action in the Corporation Court of the city of Radford, alleging- that the death of her intestate was due to negligence of the defendant, the Norfolk & Western Railway Company, and recovered a judgment for $6,250.00, to which the defendant obtained this writ of error.
Viewed as upon a demurrer to the evidence, the case before us is as follows:
Cheatwood,'the deceased, was, on the 10th day of July, 1903, and ha'd been for at least twelve years prior, in the employ of the plaintiff in error on its yard at Radford, as assistant…
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