Jones' Administrator v. City of Richmond
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Hustings Court, Part II, of the city of Richmond in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHaebison, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff in error to recover of the defandant in error damages for the death of his intestate, which it is alleged was caused by the negligence of the defendant city.
The deceased was a conductor on one of the street cars of the Virginia Railway and Power Company, and was running his car south along Perry street. When he reached the intersection of Perry and Fifteenth streets, his car collided with one of the city wagons, resulting in what, at the time of the accident, appeared to be a slight bruise and abrasion not larger than a five-cent piece on the top of…
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