Legal Opinion
Davis v. Powell
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided December 18, 1924PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChichester, J.
The defendant in error, Curtis Powell, was plaintiff in the trial court, and will be hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff. The plaintiff in error was defendant in the trial court, and will be hereinafter referred to as the defendant.
The notice of motion was originally instituted against the Chesapeake and Qhio Railway Company for dam-, ages sustained by the plaintiff on February 2, 1918, because of alleged negligence on the part of the said company when it was under Federal control. Before trial of the ease, James C. Davis, the then Director General of Railroads, as such, was made…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. BaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. De AtleySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by7 opinions
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