Moore Lime Co. v. Johnston's Administrator
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Botetourt county, rendered 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 CourtWhittle, J.
The defendant in error’s intestate, J. W. Johnston, engineer in charge of a stationary engine of the plaintiff in error, the Moore Lime Company, which operated the machinery in their stave factory at Eagle Lock, was killed on the morning of March 11, 1902, by the explosion of the throttle-valve of the engine. Thereupon this action was brought by the personal representative of Johnston against the Moore Lime Company to recover damages for the death of his intestate, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant.
Upon the trial of the case, a verdict and judgment were rendered…
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