Low Moor Iron Co. v. La Bianca's Administrator
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Craig county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plain-o tiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This action was brought to recover damages of the defendant company for the alleged negligent killing of the plaintiff’s intestate. At the time of the accident the' defendant was engaged in mining iron ore, and converting or manufacturing the same into pig iron. The plaintiff’s intestate was an employee of the defendant, mining ore, as a common laborer, at its Eenwick' mines in Craig county. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of-the plaintiff for $2,000, of which $500 was allotted by the jury' to the widow of the deceased, and $1,500 to his child. This judgment, at the instance of the…
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