United States Spruce Lumber Co. v. Shumate
Supreme Court of Virginia
' Error to a judgment .of the. Circuit Court of Grayson eounty in-an action of. trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwkll, J.
This action was brought hy Carl Shumate, suing hy his father as next friend, against the United States Spruce Lumber Company, a corporation, to recover damages for a personal injury, alleged to be the result of the defendant’s negligence. There’was a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff for '$2,5.00, which judgment is brought under review hy the writ of error thereto awarded the defendant.
*473The declaration, as amended á second time, and upon which the case was'tried, contained four counts, to which and to each count of which the defendant demurred, and the'-action of the court in…
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