Norfolk & Western Railway v. Tanner
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of tire Circuit Court of Giles county, rendered June 1, 1901, in an action of trespass on the case, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
Mrs. Jennie Lee Tanner, a passenger upon a train of the Norfolk & Western Railway Company, which was derailed and wrecked, suffered injuries for Which she sued in the Circuit Court of Giles county, and obtained a judgment. During the trial exceptions were taken to rulings of the court, and the case is before us upon a writ of error.
Plaintiff introduced witnesses to show the speed at which the train was moving at the time of the accident. One of them had been a section hand in the employment of the N. & W. Ry. Co., and was accustomed to travel upon…
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