Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Hunter
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Goochland county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
Thig-a.Ccion is brought by the defendant in error, George Hunter, fo recover damages for personal injuries received *342while in. the service of the plaintiff in error, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
The only assigmnent of error which demands onr attention relates to the action of the court in overruling the demurrer to the declaration.
The declaration contains three counts, the gravamen of each of which is as follows:
1. That the defendant was the owner of an iron or steel rail of great weight, which was lying along its roadbed, and under the control of certain of its agents or servants;…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hortenstein v. Virginia-Carolina Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1904
- Blackwood Coal & Coke Co. v. James' AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1908
- Lynchburg Traction & Light Co. v. GuillSupreme Court of Virginia · 1907
- Newport News & Old Point Railway & Electric Co. v. NicolopoolosSupreme Court of Virginia · 1909
- Virginia Cedar Works v. DaleaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1909
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- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. MeltonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1910
- Clark v. LangSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919