Canody v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Appomattox County in a proceeding by motion for a judgment' for damages. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentis, J.
H. L. Canody was injured by a train of the Norfolk'and Western Railway Company, at an unprotected highway crossing in the village of Appomattox, while driving a heavily loaded automobile truck. He proceeded by a motion for the recovery of damages for his injuries, and at the conclusion of the testimony the company demurred to the plaintiff’s evidence, which demurrer the court sustained and entered judgment for the company, of which action the plaintiff is here complaining.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Brammer's Administrator v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1905
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