Danville Street Car Co. v. Watkins
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Danville, rendered October 15, 1898, in an action of trespass on the case, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The defendant in error sued the Danville Street Car Company for an injury sustained under the following circumstances:
The Southern Kailway Company has a side-track extending from its depot on the northeast side of Craghead- street in the city of Danville across the said street. The Danville Street Car Company has a track running along Craghead street, which crosses the Southern railroad at grade. The street car line is operated by electricity by means of a trolley wire. At the point where this trolley wire crosses the railroad track it had sagged,,…
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