NORFOLK, ETC., BELT LINE R. CO. v. Freeman
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the Court 1
192 Va. 400 (1951)
NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH BELT LINE RAILROAD COMPANY
v.
MARTHA JEAN FREEMAN.
Record No. 3765.
Supreme Court of Virginia.
May 7, 1951.
Willcox, Cooke & Willcox, for the plaintiff in error.
Ashburn, Agelasto & Sellers, for the defendant in error.
Present, Eggleston, Spratley, Buchanan, Miller and Smith, JJ.
1. Plaintiff was run over by a train operated by defendant company and her right leg was severed at the hip, whereupon she brought an action and recovered a jury verdict which was approved by the trial court. The accident happened at a grade crossing where three sets of tracks crossed…
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