Virginia Railway & Power Co. v. O'Flaherty
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
This writ of error brings to our attention a judgment of the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond, awarding defendant in error $500 damages in an action for false imprisonment.
By consent of parties a jury was waived and all matters of law and fact were submitted to the court. The trial court’s finding of essential facts discloses this situation: Plaintiff below boarded a Broad and Main street “pay-as-you-enter” car of defendant as an intending passenger for transportation from the eastern to the western part of the city of Richmond. There is a public regulation of defendant which…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Montgomery v. . Buffalo Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
- N. & W. Railroad v. WysorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1886
- Virginia & Southwestern Railway Co. v. HillSupreme Court of Virginia · 1906
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. BrameSupreme Court of Virginia · 1909
- Morley v. Saginaw Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1898
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- Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. WynneCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1928