Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Rhodes
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Botetourt county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries suffered while the plaintiff (the defendant in error) was being carried as a passenger by the Norfolk and Western Railway Company.
The action of the court in overruling the demurrer to the amended declaration is assigned as error.
The objection made to the declaration is that it does not *178state the facts relied on to show that the defendant company was guilty of negligence.
The first count charges, generally, that the defendant was negligent in the operation of its train; the second, that it did not have a proper roadbed or track, and the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Gleeson v. Virginia Midland RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Shultz v. Old Colony Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Foley v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Hite v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- President of the Baltimore & Yorktown Turnpike Road v. CasonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1890
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Riggsby v. TrittonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. HibbsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
- Thornton v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1912
- Houston v. Lynchburg Traction & Light Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1916
- Richmond-Ashland Railway Co. v. JacksonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1932
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