Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. Oliver

This action of trespass on the case was brought by Minnie C. Oliver against the Virginia Electric and Power Company to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff as the result of a collision between an automobile, in which plaintiff was riding, and a street car owned and operated by the defendant.

The defendant, as a part of its electric system, operates a suburban railway running from the city of Richmond to Lakeside, in Henrico county. The accident occurred at a point on the Hermitage road, a short distance from the city of Richmond, where the railway crosses the road.…