Virginia Railway & Power Co. v. Klaff
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Court of Law and Chancery of city of Norfolk, in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentis, J.
This case has been previously before this court, and a demurrer to the declaration was overruled. Klaff v. Va. Ry., etc., Co., 120 Va. 347, 91 S. E. 173. The case has since been tried and there was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, of which the defendant company is here complaining.
This is an action by Klaff against the Virginia Railway and Power Company to recover damages for an alleged malicious prosecution. Isaac Klaff, a merchant handling hides and metal, licensed as a junk dealer, and engaged in the general junk business, was indicted under section 3715 of the Code, and charged…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cox v. LauritsenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Singer Manufacturing Co. v. BryantSupreme Court of Virginia · 1906
- Klaff v. Virginia Railway & Power Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1917
- Williams v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Blied v. BarnardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
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