Legal Opinion
Bly v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 9, 1944No. Record No. 2870PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGregory, J.
Lucy M. Bly, Administratrix of Douglas C. Bly, deceased, instituted an action at law under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act against the Southern Rahway Company for the wrongful death of the decedent. After the conclusion of the evidence, upon motion of counsel for the defendant, the court struck out all of the plaintiff’s evidence. In spite of this, the jury returned a verdict for $3,000 in favor of the plaintiff, which the court promptly set aside.
There were several allegations of negligence in the notice of motion, but the one which we think is material is the allegation that the…
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