Southern Railway Co. v. Hall's Administrator
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Lynch-burg', 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 CourtHarrison, J.
On the night of the 25th of February, 1901, between the hours of 8 and 9 o’clock, William Hall, in company with three other men, went from Lynchburg to a point on the Southern Railway track known as the “Plow-Works Crossing.” Here they parted; Hall going south along the railway track toward his home, which was a short distance outside the corporate limits of the city of Lynchburg, and about 50 yards east of the railway track. This appears to have been the shortest and most direct route from Lynchburg to his home, and was daily used by him in passing between the two points. This route along…
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