Morris & Co. v. Alvis
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Lynchburg. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant assigns error. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Kelly, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
J. F. Alvis, while in the employment of Morris & Company (incorporated), fell into an unguarded elevator shaft in that company’s building and received in juries for which he brought this action. There was a verdict in his-favor for $12,500, and thereupon the court entered the judgment under review.
Morris & Company is a corporation extensively engaged in packing and selling meats, and has a branch house in Lynchburg. Alvis had been working for the company about five months. His principal business was that of city salesman and collector, but it was…
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- Norton Coal Co. v. MurphySupreme Court of Virginia · 1908
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