Norfolk Railway & Light Co. v. Higgins
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Norfolk in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
This action was brought by defendant in error to recover damages of the plaintiff in error, the defendant in the court below, for personal injuries alleged to have been inflicted upon the plaintiff by reason of the negligence of the defendant.
The accident out of which the action arose, as disclosed by the evidence certified in the record, viewed under the rule governing its consideration in this court, occurred under the following circumstances: The defendant operates electric ears in the city of Norfolk, upon two parallel tracks, laid in Church street which runs approximately north and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- City of Roanoke v. ShullSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
- Trumbo's Adm'r v. City Street-Car Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1893
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