Scheffer v. Railroad Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
The' plaintiffs, executors of Charles Scheffer, deceased, brought this action to recover of the Washington City, Virginia Midland, and Great Southern Railroad Company damages for his death, whiph they allege resulted from the negligence of the company while carrying him on its road. The- defendant’s demurrer to their declaration was sustained, and to reverse the judgment rendered thereon they sued out this writ of error.
The statute of Virginia, under which the action was brought, is, as. to the question raised on the demurrer, identical with those of all the other States, giving the right of…
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