Legal Opinion
Chesapeake Ferry Co. v. Cummings
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 24, 1932PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHudgins, J.
This action, instituted by a notice of motion, is to recover damages from the Chesapeake Ferry Company for an injury causing the death of James C. Cummings. There was a verdict and judgment of $7,500.00 in behalf of the plaintiff, from which the defendant obtained a writ of error.
The defendant, the Chesapeake Ferry Company, owns and operates a ferry for the transportation of passengers and vehicles across Hampton Roads between Newport News and Pine Beach. The Chesapeake is one of the vessels used in this service. About four o’clock on the afternoon of September 24, 1929, this boat was in the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Condran v. . Park TilfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
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3Cited by12 opinions
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