Norfolk v. Eley
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
*775This action was brought by the plaintiff, W. R. Eley, to recover damages for injuries which were alleged to have resulted from the negligence of the defendant company. There was a verdict for the plaintiff and the court entered judgment thereon, to which judgment this writ of error was awarded.
There are eleven assignments of error dealing with the action of the court in giving and refusing instructions; in refusing to set aside the verdict of the jury because it was contrary to the law and the evidence; in refusing to set aside the verdict because of improper argument before the jury of…
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