Legal Opinion

Washington & Old Dominion Railway v. Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided March 15, 1917PublishedCited by 27 opinions

Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Loudoun county, in an action of assumpsit. Judgment for -the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error. The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

Keith, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company and the Washington and Old' Dominion Railway entered into a contract, dated April 12, 1912, by which the Electric Company agreed to furnish the equipment to electrify the road of the Washington and Old Dominion Railway which extends from the city of Washington to Bluemont, in Loudoun county, Virginia.

The Westinghouse company delivered at various times subsequent to the 12th of April, 1912, the equipment necessary for the electrification of the railway between the points named, and demanded payment…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Swift River Co. v. Fitchburg RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
  2. Moreland v. MorelandSupreme Court of Virginia · 1908
  3. Buena Vista Co. v. McCandlishSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
  4. Big Salkehatchie Cypress Co. v. Colleton Cypress Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1919

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. W. F. Magann Corp. v. Virginia-Carolina Electrical Works, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1962
  2. Roanoke Hospital Ass'n v. Doyle & Russell, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1975
  3. Boylston Housing Corp. v. O'TooleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
  4. Despatch Oven Co. v. RauenhorstSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
  5. Beale v. King, AdministratrixSupreme Court of Virginia · 1963

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