Legal Opinion
Watson, Adm'x v. Virginia Elec., Etc., Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided December 2, 1957No. Record 4704PublishedCited by 29 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.
On March 26, 1955, William McGinley Watson met instant death by electrocution while engaged in digging a well when a metal pipe, used by him and a fellow employee in connection with the digging, came in contact with an uninsulated high voltage electric wire. The electric wire was owned and controlled by the Virginia Electric and Power Company, hereinafter sometimes referred to as Vepco or the Power Company.
Jacqueline P. Watson, administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, William McGinley Watson, brought this action against Vepco to recover damages for the wrongful death of her…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Trimyer v. Norfolk Tallow Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1951
- Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. HarrisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
- Bly v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1944
- Yeary v. HolbrookSupreme Court of Virginia · 1938
- Northern Virginia Power Co. v. BaileySupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Concepción Guzmán v. La Autoridad de las Fuentes FluvialesSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1965
- Elliott v. Black River Electric CooperativeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1958
- Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. BlanchardCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
- Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. MabinSupreme Court of Virginia · 1962
- Smith v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1963
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