Collins v. George
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Caroline county rendered in an action of trespass on the case, wherein the plaintiff in error was the plaintiff, and the defendant in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
This action was brought by Charles L. Collins to recover damages for injuries done his property by fire, resulting from the alleged negligence of Lewis D. George.
Upon the trial of the cause a verdict was found in favor of the defendant, which the plaintiff moved the court to set aside upon the ground that the court had misdirected the jury by an oral instruction, and because the verdict was contrary to the law and the evidence. This motion was overruled, and. judgment *511entered, upon the verdict. To that judgment this writ of error was awarded.
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