Saunders v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Mecklenburg county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This writ of error brings under review a judgment of the Circuit Court of Mecklenburg county, sustaining a demurrer of the defendant company to the plaintiff’s evidence, the jury having rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $3,500, subject to the action of the court upon such demurrer.
Upon the merits of the case, we are of opinion, after a careful consideration of the evidence, that both the negligence of the defendant and the contributory negligence of the plaintiff were questions about which reasonably fair-minded men might differ. The jury might have found for the plaintiff upon…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bass' Administrator v. Norfolk Railway & Light Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1901
- Newberry v. WattsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1914
- Wood's Administratrix v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1905
- Fisher's Administrator v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1905
- McMenamin v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1914
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. Jones' AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1916
- Core v. WilhelmSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. AbernathyCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1917
- Black v. DaughtrySupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. WarringtonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
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