Richmond & Danville R. R. v. Moore's Adm'r.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of Powhatan county, rendered 10th April, 1881, in action of trespass on the case, wherein R. C. C. Moore, administrator of R. V. Moore, deceased, was plaintiff, and the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company was defendant. Object of the action was to recover damages for the killing of decedent, a freight conductor on said railroad, by the negligence of the defendant.
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Error to judgment of circuit court of Powhatan county, rendered 10th April, 1881, in action of trespass on the case, wherein R. C. C. Moore, administrator of R. V. Moore, deceased, was plaintiff, and the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company was defendant. Object of the action was to recover damages for the killing of decedent, a freight conductor on said railroad, by the negligence of the defendant. Plea, not guilty, and evidence offered tending to show contributory negligence on decedent’s part. Defendant demurred to the evidence. Yerdict for plaintiff for $9,000 damages, and judgment…
1Opinion of the CourtLacy, J.
Upon the trial of this case, after all the evidence was in? and reduced to writing, the defendant in the circuit court demurred to the plaintiff’s evidence, in which the plaintiff joined, and the jury rendered a verdict for the sum of $9,000—subject to the opinion and judgment of the court upon said demurrer. The circuit court overruled the said demurrer and gave judgment for the said plaintiff.
The plaintiff in error contends that the circuit court, erred in overruling the said demurrer and giving judgment for the defendant in error; that the said demurrer should have been sustained and…
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