Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Marshall

Thomas G. Marshall, a furniture salesman, thirty-five years of age, died as a result of injuries received when struck by a shifting yard engine, owned and operated by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, immediately after he jumped out of a freight doorway of the M. C. Thomas Furniture Company, situated south of defendant’s passenger station in the city of Charlottesville. The administrator brought this action for wrongful death of decedent and recovered a verdict for $15,000. Judgment was entered on the verdict, which is now before us for review.

The dominant question presented is whether…