Legal Opinion
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Bullington's Adm'r
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 22, 1923PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Kelly, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
Robert Buffington, Jr., a boy twelve years of age, was ' killed by a train owned and operated by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, and this action for damages was brought against the company by his administrator. There was a verdict and judgment below in favor of the plaintiff, and the defendant assigns error.
The accident happened near Lanexa, an unincorporated village in New Kent county. The railroad, which is double tracked and constructed on an embankment at that point, approaches Lanexa station from the east on a rather sharp curve. Just…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hayes v. Michigan Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Washington & Old Dominion Railway v. Ward's AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1916
- Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. American Exchange BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
- Norfolk Southern Railroad v. White's Admx.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1915
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Saunders' AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1914
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Etheridge v. Norfolk Southern RailroadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
- Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. LassiterSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
- Franklin & Pittsylvania Railway Co. v. ShoemakerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1931
- Hawkins v. BeechamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1937
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. PulliamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
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