Legal Opinion
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Hibbs
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 25, 1925PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWest, J.
■ H. H. Hibbs instituted suit against the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company to recover damages for injury to the index finger of his right hand. There was •a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $2,000.00, subject to the opinion of the court on the defendant’s demurrer to the evidence. The demurrer was overruled and final judgment entered for the plaintiff, to which this writ of error was awarded.
On May 25, 1922, Hibbs was a passenger on a through passenger train of the defendant upon a trip from Richmond to Williamsburg. Before arriving at Wil-liamsburg he had occasion to go to the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Scheffer v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Shultz v. Old Colony Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Connell's Ex'ors v. Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1896
- Foley v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Yellow Cab Co. v. EdenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1941
- Cleveland v. Danville Traction & Power Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1942
- Leach v. School District No. 322Washington Supreme Court · 1938
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1928
- Tri-State Coach Corp. v. StidhamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1951
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