Richmond Traction Co. v. Williams
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond, in an action of trespass on the case wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
The defendant in error, Mrs. S. M. Williams, brought her action in the Law and Equity Court of Richmond city, and recovered judgment against the plaintiff in error, the Richmond Traction Company, for the sum of five hundred dollars, with interest from the 24th day of April, 1901, as damages for injuries sustained because of the negligence of the defendant, and we are asked to reverse this judgment on the grounds, (1) That the court below misdirected the jury as to the law, and (2) because the verdict is contrary to the law and the evidence. The defendant below, plaintiff in error here, owns…
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