Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co. v. Kiser
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Wise county, in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
This action was brought by the personal representative of Squire Adams, deceased, to recover damages for the death of his intestate, caused by the alleged negligence of the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company, in whose service the decedent was at the time of his death.
Upon a trial of the cause, after the evidence on both sides was closed, the defendant company demurred to the evidence, and the plaintiff joined in the demurrer. Thereupon the jury assessed the plaintiff’s damages at $3,000, subject to the opinion *697of the court on the demurrer to the evidence, and the court rendered its judgment…
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