Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Belcher's Administratrix
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Wise county, in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This action was brought by the administratrix of O. E. Belcher against the Horfolk & Western Railway Company to recover damages for the alleged negligent killing of the plaintiff’s intestate. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for $2,000 in favor of the plaintiff, which we are asked by the defendant company to review.
The petition assigns as error the action of the circuit court in overruling the demurrer to the declaration; its action in re-, fusing to strike out certain words in tlje declaration alleged to be objectionable; its action in giving and refusing certain instructions;…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Aerkfetz v. HumphreysSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Darracott v. Chesapeake & Ohio R. R.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1887
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- Pittard's Administrator v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1907
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