Big Seam Coal Corp. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of Virginia
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtEggleston, J.
The question involved in these cases, which were heard together in the trial court, is whether that court was correct in sustaining a plea in abatement in each case and dismissing the action upon the ground that it could not be brought in the Circuit Court of Wise county. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.
Each action was commenced by a motion for judgment, notice of which was served on an officer of the defendant at its principal office in the city of Richmond. The plaintiff, Big Seam Coal Corporation, claimed damages in the sum of $647,572.20 with interest,…
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