Southern Railway Co. v. Cooper
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Danville, rendered January 31, 1899, in an action of trespass on the case, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
The defendant in error, George K. Cooper, sued the Southern Railway Company for injuries alleged to have been sustained by him by reason of the negligence of the defendant company under the following circumstances:
Henry street crosses the Southern railway near the northern boundary of that portion of the city of Danville known as Hortk Danville, and is a part of the road leading from Danville to the county of Henry. After leaving the more populous portion of Horth Danville, the street crosses what is known as the Still-House Branch, and then, rising a considerable hill, something over a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Fowlkes v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1899
- Favor v. Boston & Lowell RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1874
- Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. SchmidtIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
- Petersburg R. R. v. HiteSupreme Court of Virginia · 1886
- Howard v. Union Freight RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Lavenstein v. MaileCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1926
- Sisson v. Southern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1933
- Lane Bros. v. Barnard's AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1911
- Southern Railway Co. v. Hansbrough's AdministratrixSupreme Court of Virginia · 1906
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