Legal Opinion
Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad v. C. F. Mueller Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 28, 1955No. Record 4416, 4417PublishedCited by 9 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
Plaintiff, Forbes, sued the railroad company for personal injuries suffered by him, and the plaintiff, Mueller Company, sued for property damages to its truck, growing out of a crossing accident. The cases were tried together. The jury returned a verdict for each plaintiff and, over the objection of the railroad, judgments were entered thereon. We granted the railroad writs of error in each case.
The record disclosed that Forbes, pursuant to his employment as a salesman for the Mueller Company, was driving his principal’s 1947 Chevrolet panel truck along Louisa street in the City of South…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. Bryant's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
- White v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1928
- G. Crabtree v. E. Dingus & T. SalyersSupreme Court of Virginia · 1953
- Saunders v. TempleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1930
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. JacobsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1936
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. BardenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
- Geraldine Gilbert Dean, Administratrix of the Estate of Oscar Lee Dean, Deceased v. Southern Railway Company and Anthony RainesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. GilliamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1971
- Retail Property Investors, Inc. v. SkeensSupreme Court of Virginia · 1996
- Chandler v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1995
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