Legal Opinion
Mercer v. City of Richmond
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 13, 1929PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChichester, J.
The question presented by this writ of error is whether the trial court erred in sustaining a demurrer to the declaration and in dismissing the action.
The answer to this question involves a construction of section 19-G, of the Richmond city charter as amended (Acts 1926, page 533, chapter 318). Section 19-G provides: “No action shall be maintained against the said city for damages for any injury to any person or property alleged to have been sustained by reason of negligence of the city, or of any officer, agent or employee thereof, unless a written statement, verified by the oath of the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Stone v. CaseSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
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- Bruner v. MartinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1907
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Wilson v. WhittakerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
- Ellis B. Grady, Jr., Administrator, C.T.A., of Margarette W. Rodgers, Deceased v. Richard Eugene IrvineCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- Holmes v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945
- Ralph Seymour & Burford Buick Corp. v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1953
- Daniel v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1957
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