Fisher's Administrator v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of tlie Circuit Court of Bedford county, in an action of trespass on tlie ease. Judgment for tlie defendant. Plaintiff assigns error. The opinion states tbe case.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff in error to recover damages for the death of his intestate, which is ascribed to the negligence of the defendant.
The case arose as follows: Fisher had been employed for many years by the defendant in the capacity of locomotive engineer on its passenger trains, on the James Fiver Division, a line of road extending from the city of Bichmond, along James river, to Clifton Forge. The road was built by the predecessor in title of the defendant, the Bichmond and Alleghany Bailroad Company, in the year 1881, and was located principally upon the old tow-path…
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