Hortenstein v. Virginia-Carolina Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Washington county, in an action of trespass on the case, wherein the plaintiff in error was the plaintiff, and the defendant in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Cardwell, T.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This action was brought in the Circuit Court of the county of Washington by the administrator of W. P. Richards, deceased, against the Virginia-Carolina Railway Company, to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s intestate, caused, as alleged, by the negligence of the defendant company. The declaration contains seven counts, and the defendant company demurred to it and to each count thereof, which demurrers were sustained, and a final judgment rendered in favor of the defendant company. To this judgment this writ of error was awarded.
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