Williamson v. Norfolk & W. Ry. Co.
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
HAYES, District Judge.
The complaint alleges that on November 18, 1936, the plaintiff’s intestate, Joe H. Williamson, was twenty-two years of age; that about 9 o’clock p. m. he was walking from Main street to Holloway street along the right of way of the defendant; that he was on a trestle maintained by the defendant over and above Taylor street; that at this point the railroad tracks form a V; and that while he was walking along this trestle and approached the opening of the V that he stepped off of the trestle through an opening and fell into the street twenty-two feet below receiving…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Railroad Co. v. StoutSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Bennett v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- United Zinc & Chemical Co. v. BrittSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- New York Central Railroad v. ChisholmSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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- Houle v. CARR-CONSOLIDATED BISCUIT COMPANYSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1956