R. & D. R. R. v. Rudd
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of city of Richmond, rendered November 15th, 1888, in an action of trespass on the case for negligent injury, wherein E. J. Rudd was.plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error, the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company, was defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtHinton, J.
This is an appeal in an action of tort, in which there was a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $5,500.
By the accident the plaintiff had both legs and thighs broken, and one of the legs was so badly injured that it had to be amputated. And from this it will appear that, if he was entitled to recover at all, the verdict cannot be considered as so grossly excessive as to require a new trial.
It is argued for the defendant company, however,that the court erred in failing to quash the alias summons issued in the case.
The original summons was sued out of the clerk’s office on the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Richmond & Danville R. R. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1889
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