Virginia Railway & Power Co. v. Burr

Prentis, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

A judgment in favor of the defendant in error (plaintiff) against the Virginia Railway and Power Company, to which a writ of error has been allowed, is here under review.

This is a general summary of the outstanding facts which the record discloses:

*342Charles Gilbert Barr was killed under these circumstances: The company operates an interurban street car line between the cities of Petersburg and Richmond. The Petersburg terminal of the railway fronts on Sycamore street in Petersburg, and its interurban cars there run into a small building where it…