Legal Opinion
Butler v. Darden
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 25, 1949No. Record No. 3486PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
Ralph Butler was killed when the front end of the automobile in which he was riding as a guest was struck by a Seaboard Air Line train at a grade crossing in the village of Carrsville, Isle of Wight county. James Darden *462was the driver of the car. Butler’s administratrix brought this suit against Darden and the railway company. A jury returned this verdict:
“We, the jury find the defendants James Darden and Seaboard Railroad with negligence with the amount of $2,500.00 from each defendant payable to Mrs. Hattie L. Butler.”
On motion of both defendants the court set aside this verdict and entered…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- White v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1928
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Wellons' AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1930
- Schools v. WalkerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1948
- Southern Railway Co. v. WhetzelSupreme Court of Virginia · 1933
- Hancock v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Virginia · 1928
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Smithey v. Sinclair Refining Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1961
- Steele v. CrockerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1951
- Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. LassiterSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
- Commonwealth v. McNeelySupreme Court of Virginia · 1963
- TE Ritter Corporation v. RoseSupreme Court of Virginia · 1959
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