Virginia Railway & Power Co. v. Bailey
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Hustings Court, Part II, of city of Richmond, in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtSims, J.
In view of the character of the evidence on the pivotal and only point in the case on which it is contended by plaintiff that there is a conflict of evidence, we find it necessary to consider or pass upon only one of the assignments of error, and that is that there was error in the action of the trial court in refusing to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was without evidence to support it.
We are of opinion that this assignment of error is well taken.
The cause .of action alleged in the declaration is the starting of the car while the plaintiff was in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. StricklerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1915
- Virginian Railway Co. v. BellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1916
- Bemiss v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1912
3Cited by4 opinions
- Brooks v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1926
- Richmond-Ashland Railway Co. v. JacksonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1932
- Virginia Public Service Co. v. SilverCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1934
- Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. WalkerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1929