Bowles v. City of Richmond

The plaintiff, Louise E. Bowles, proceeded by motion for damages in the circuit court for the city of Richmond against the city of Richmond and the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company for injuries received by her by reason of the negligent failure of the defendants to properly safeguard the approach on Broad street to the old bridge over the belt line of the railroad company, where the approach had been cut down and abandoned temporarily for a detour to a new bridge at grade with the street. The city of Richmond filed a special plea which averred that the plaintiff had . not…