Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Appomattox county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiffs. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHabeisoh, J.
*625This action was brought by the defendants in error to recover of the Norfolk and Western Bailway Company damages for its alleged negligence in burning a dwelling house held by the plaintiff, J. O. Thomas, as trustee for his wife, which was occupied by the plaintiffs as their home. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, which this writ of error brings under review.
Objection is taken to the action of the circuit court in permitting J. I. Harvey, an engineer who had run on the Southern railway, to testify that the device for arresting sparks employed by the Southern railway…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. HeathSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904
- Brighthope Railway Co. v. RogersSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
- N. & W. R. R. v. BohannonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1888
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. PerrowSupreme Court of Virginia · 1903
- Patteson v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1896
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- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Richmond Cedar WorksSupreme Court of Virginia · 1933
- State v. Price and BruceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1934
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