Southern Railway Co. v. Smith
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Amherst county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This writ of error brings up for review the proceedings in an action, brought by the defendant in error, to recover damages for a personal injury alleged to have been occasioned him by the negligence of the plaintiff in error. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $15,000, which we are asked to reverse and set aside.
The essential facts established by the record are that the plaintiff was in the employment of the defendant railroad company as yard foreman and station agent at Monroe, a division terminal, in Amherst county. His duties required him to superintend…
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