Legal Opinion

Kabler's Administrator v. Southern Railway Co.

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided June 14, 1917PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Campbell county', in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff assigns error. The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

Whittle, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

This action was brought by the administrator of Kabler to recover of the Southern Railway Company damages for the alleged negligent killing of his intestate. The administrator brings error to the judgment of the trial court sustaining defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff’s evidence.

We must assume for the purpose of this discussion that Kabler, at the time he met his death, was a licensee on the track of defendant, to whom it owed the duty of ordinary care to avoid injuring him, since the evidence shows that *92the track between the villages of Evington…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Southern Railway Co. v. BaileySupreme Court of Virginia · 1910
  2. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Corbin's Adm'r.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1909
  3. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Saunders' AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1914
  4. Southern Railway Co. v. BaptistSupreme Court of Virginia · 1913
  5. Norfolk Southern Railroad v. CrockerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1915

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Barnes v. AshworthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1930
  2. Gunter's Adm'r v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1920
  3. Merrill v. StringerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1954
  4. Ashby v. Virginia Railway & Power Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1924
  5. Wilson's Administratrix v. Virginia Portland Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1917

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