Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Mann
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Prince Edward county, rendered September 5, 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. Yerdict for $5,000.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The defendant in error recovered a judgment against the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, which is before us upon a writ of error.
The facts as they appear from the record, so far as we deem it necessary to state them, in order to dispose of this case, are as follows:
Ollie E. Mann was, on the 29th of April, 1899, when the occurrences took place which constitute the subject of this suit, a conductor on one of the freight trains of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company. Tie had been in the employment of the company for about five years, and was…
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