Southern Railway Co. v. Grubbs
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of tbe Circuit Court of Campbell county in an action of trespass on tbe case. Judgment for tbe plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Harrison, J.,
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court.
*878This action of trespass on the case was brought by William T. Grubbs to recover of the Southern Railway Company damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by him while a passenger on one of the defendant’s trains. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff to which this writ of error was awarded.
It appears that the plaintiff boarded the defendant’s passenger train at Altavista, his destination being Lynch-burg. While ordinarily the conductor of a train takes up tickets and collects fares, it appears that on this train another…
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