Southern Railway Co. v. Foster's Administrator
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Pittsylvania county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Buchanan, J.,
deliA'ered the opinion of the court.
This is an action to recover damages for the death of C. I). Foster, caused, as is alleged, by the negligent act of the Southern Bailway Company, in whose service the decedent was employed as an extra brakeman at the time he received the injuries from Avhich he died.
Several grounds of negligence are aA'erred in the original and amended declarations,' auz., that the car on Avhich the plaintiff’s decedent was riding at the time he was injured Avas equipped Avith insufficient brakes; that the brakes on the engine, operating the car were…
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