Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Tinsley
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Bedford county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
This is an action by the defendant in error to recover damages from the plaintiff in error for alleged personal injuries and shock from fright charged to have been *601occasioned her by the company’s negligence. To a judgment for the plaintiff for $3,000 this writ of error was granted.
The declaration contains eight counts, the gravamen of all which is that the plaintiff was a passenger on the defendant’s train, and that after reaching her destination the coach in which she was riding was negligently stopped six or eight yards beyond the station platform where passengers were accustomed to leave…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Connelly v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1902
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Stegall's AdministratrixSupreme Court of Virginia · 1906
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. BargerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1911
3Cited by9 opinions
- Bowles v. MaySupreme Court of Virginia · 1932
- Awtrey v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Virginia · 1917
- Penick v. MirroDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1960
- Soldinger v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1965
- Sullivan v. Reliable RealtyClarke County Circuit Court · 1989
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