Richmond Passenger & Power Co. v. Allen
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond, rendered January 21, 1902, in an action of trespass on the case wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
This action was brought by Mrs. Alice W. Allen in the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond to recover damages of the Richmond Passenger & Power Company for injuries alleged to have been sustained by her in consequence of negligence of the defendant company under the following circumstances :
The defendant in error was a passenger on one of the electric street cars of the plaintiff in error coming east on its southern track, on Main street, in the city of Richmond. She desired to get off the car at Third and Main streets, which is within a short distance of her home on Third street, the…
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