Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. Lowry

This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries suffered while plaintiff (defendant in error) was a passenger on a street car operated by defendant. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $1,000. From the judgment entered on the verdict, this writ of error was allowed.

The action of the court in overruling a motion to set aside the verdict is the only error assigned. Plaintiff alleged and proved that a few minutes before noon on July 11,1932, at Cowardiri avenue, in South Richmond, he was accepted by defendant company as a passenger on an electric railway safety…