Well's Administrator v. Sutherland Coal & Coke Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Wise county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The administrator of Loranza Wells brought suit in the Circuit Court of Wise county to recover damages of the Sutherland Coal and Coke Company for the death of his intestate, caused, as is alleged, by the negligence of the defendant. Upon the trial, the defendant de*1004murred to the plaintiff’s evidence, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $5,000, and the circuit court, sustaining the demurrer, entered, judgment for the defendant.
The evidence proves or tends to prove that Wells, a married man twenty-three years of age, apparently…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. HeathSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904
- Moore Lime Co. v. Johnston's AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904
- Persinger's Admr'x v. Alleghany Ore & Iron Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1904
- Smith v. MooreSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904