Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Jones
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Hustings Court, Part II, of the city of Richmond, in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Whittle, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action for personal injuries, in which the judgment under review was rendered in favor of L. J. Jones, the plaintiff, against the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company upon a demurrer to the evidence.
Several grounds of error are assigned, but inasmuch as we think the trial court erred in overruling the demurrer to the evidence, which necessitates a reversal of the judgment on the merits, we need only notice that assignment.
The plaintiff was an employee of the Richmond branch of the American Locomotive Works, and was ordered to accompany,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. JenkinsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1916
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