Pamplin v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Appomattox county, in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Sims, J:,
after making the above statement, delivered the following opinion of the court:
The assignments of error present the questions for decision which will be passed upon in their order, as stated below:
*274[1] 1. Does the consent of a board of supervisors, under subsection 8 of section 1294-b (1 Pollard’s Code, 1904), to a change of location of a public road by a railroad company shield the latter from liability for such damages, if any, as such change may cause to the owner or occupant of any lands?
This question must be answered in the negative. Such statute expressly provides that the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Lockwood v. Ohio River R.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1900
- Cassidy v. Old Colony RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
- Fisher v. Seaboard Air Line Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1904
- Harman v. BluefieldWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1911
- Roushlange v. Chicago & Atlantic Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1888
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. FitzpatrickSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
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