City of Charlottesville v. Jones
Supreme Court of Virginia
.Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of city of Charlottesville. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Sims, J.,
after making the foregoing statement, delivered the following opinion of the court:
The assignments of error raise the questions which will be passed upon in their order as stated below.
1. Was the city guilty of such negligence in not providing a hand-rail on the northern side of the bridge that it was liable in damages to the plaintiff for his injury, if such negligence was the proximate cause thereof?
The duty of the city in the premises was to use reasonable care to keep and maintain the bridge in good and sufficient repair to render it reasonably safe for all persons exercising…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Lake Erie & Western Railroad v. StickIndiana Supreme Court · 1895
- Hunter v. N. Y., Ontario & Western R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. StricklerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1915
- City of Winchester v. CarrollSupreme Court of Virginia · 1901
- Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co. v. KiserSupreme Court of Virginia · 1906
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- Law v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1938
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