Bailey v. Hines
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Clarke county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtBurks, J.
This action was brought on August 17, 1920, for a personal injury alleged to have been inflicted upon the plaintiff on August 21, 1919, by the Norfolk & Western Bailway Company, while the same was under Federal control. The defendant named in the writ was Walker D. Hines, Director-General of Bailroads, and his successor in office, as the agent provided for in section 206 of the transportation act, approved February 28, 1920 (41 St. 461), and designated under the proclamation of the President of the United States of America, March 11, 1920. The defendant, designating himself as “sometime…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hans v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Standard Paint Co. v. E. K. Vietor & Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1917
- Westbrook v. Director General of RailroadsDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1920
- Blevins v. HinesDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1920
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- Arkansas Land & Lumber Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922
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