Newport News & Old Point Railway & Electric Co. v. Nicolopoolos
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Elizabeth City county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries caused by one of the street cars of the defendant (plaintiff in error) running into the plaintiff’s wagon.
*167There was a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff, and to that judgment this writ of error was awarded.
The first error assigned is to the action of the court in overruling a demurrer to the declaration and each count thereof.
The first and second counts each charges that the defendant was operating its car on its track on a public road or highway, and that the plaintiff was traveling upon the same road in his wagon,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hortenstein v. Virginia-Carolina Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1904
- Standard Oil Co. v. Wakefield's AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Sparrow's Admr.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1900
- Bass' Administrator v. Norfolk Railway & Light Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1901
- Blackwood Coal & Coke Co. v. James' AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1908
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Payne v. Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1911
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. NewtonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1915
- Tucker Sanatorium, Inc. v. CohenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. HunterSupreme Court of Virginia · 1909
- Jackson v. Virginia Hot Springs Co.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1913
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