Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Wilkinson
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Law and Chancery Court of the city of Norfolk in an action-of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff against one of the defendants who assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
Plaintiff in error owns and operates a railroad from Pulaski and other points in the southwestern section of Virginia to Norfolk, Va., from which latter point there are connections with, other transportation linee to the north. From Roanoke, Va., it runs a branch line north to Hagerstown, Md., and to Washington, D. C., and at these two latter points it also has connections with other lines of railroad running to New York city and 'other points north.
On the 1st day of July, 1903, defendant in error shipped by plaintiff in error’s line a carload of lumber from Pulaski, Va., consigned to himself…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Richmond & Alleghany Railroad v. R. A. Patterson Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Duke v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1906
- Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad v. JacobsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1905
- Richmond & Alleghany Railroad v. R. A. Patterson Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1896
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