Horsman v. Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad

This was an action at law to recover damages from the defendant in error in the Circuit Court of Arlington county, *935Virginia, filed December 8, 1925. The parties will be subsequently referred to as they were related in the trial court.

The plaintiff was an employee of the Fruit Growers’ Express Company, a corporation, which operated a car building and repair yard, adjacent to Potomac Yards in Arlington county, Virginia, the cars being used for the transportation of fruits and vegetables. The defendant maintained and operated in Potomac Yards its tracks for its purposes as a common carrier.

The…