Legal Opinion

Norfolk Southern Railroad v. Greenwich Corp.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided March 21, 1918PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Norfolk in an action of assumpsit. Judgment for plaintiffs. Defendant assigns error.

1Opinion of the Court

Whittle, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

We shall for convenience designate the original parties as they were in the circuit court, the plaintiff in error as defendant and the Greenwich Corporation as plaintiff.

The action was assumpsit, brought by the plaintiff against defendant to recover damages alleged to have been caused by delay in transit by defendant, or connecting carriers designated and selected by it, of a carload of spinach shipped from Greenwich station, Princess Anne county, Virginia, to the city of Boston, Massachusetts. The controlling question for determination is raised…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Chesapeake House on the Bay, Inc. v. Virginia National BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
  2. Wells v. Lorcom House Condominiums' Council of Co-OwnersSupreme Court of Virginia · 1989
  3. Brake v. PayneSupreme Court of Virginia · 2004
  4. Jackson v. RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1929
  5. Lake Monticello Service Co. v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987

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