Clinchfield Coal Corp. v. Cruise's Administrator
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Dickenson county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.'
1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.
Jewell Cruise was killed by a runaway car in a mine owned and operated by the Clinchfield Coal Corporation. His administrator brought this action alleging that his death was due to the negligence of the company, and recovered a judgment for $6,000 to which this writ of error was. awarded.
The accident occurred in January, 1911, and the case is not in any way affected by the provisions of the mining act of 1912.
At the conclusion of the evidence on both sides the defendant demurred thereto, but the court overruled the demurrer and entered judgment in favor of the plaintiff for the damages fixed…
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