Smith's Administrator v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Eranklin county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrisow, J.
This action was brought by the administrator of J. J. Smith, deceased, to recover of the defendant railway company damages for its alleged negligence in causing the death of the plaintiff’s intestate. There was a demurrer to the plaintiff’s evidence, which the circuit court sustained. This judgment we are asked to review and reverse.
The plaintiff’s intestate was killed at a public road crossing, in the county of Eranklin, at a point a little south of Prillaman’s Siding. The crossing is shown to be a dangerous one, the view of the railroad to one approaching the track from the north being cut…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Kimball & Fink v. Friend's Adm' rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
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- Johnson's Adm'r v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1895
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