Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Cofer
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Radford in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
Upon the trial of this action to recover damages for personal injuries, there was a demurrer to the evidence by the defendant railway company, which was overruled and judgment given for the plaintiff by the lower court for $5,000, the damages ascertained by the jury. To that judgment this writ of error was awarded.
The declaration alleges that the plaintiff, G. W. Cofer, was a car and air inspector for the defendant, and that while coupling the air on certain cars, in the course of his duty, other cars were pushed against him, causing him to be knocked down and run over, with the result that…
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