Legal Opinion

McMenamin v. Southern Railway Co.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 15, 1914PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Alexandria in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff assigns error.

1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.

This is the second time this case has been to this court. On the former writ of error, the Southern Railway Company was the plaintiff in ’error; the judgment against it was reversed because of an erroneous instruction as to the right of the railway company to the defense of the statute of limitations, and the cause remanded for a new trial. Southern R. Co. v. McMenamin, 113 Va. 121, 73 S. E. 980.

The judgment complained of in the present writ of error was rendered upon a demurrer to the 'evidence.

One of the assignments of error is that “the grounds of demurrer to the evidence upon the facts…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Southern Railway Co. v. McMenaminSupreme Court of Virginia · 1912
  2. Bonos v. Ferries Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1912
  3. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Rowsey's Admr.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1908

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Newberry v. WattsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1914
  2. Saunders v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1915
  3. Black v. DaughtrySupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
  4. Geisler v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1937
  5. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. WarringtonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921

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