Fields v. Virginian Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of tlie Circuit Court of Charlotte county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff assigns error. .
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
This is an action of trespass on the case in tort to recover for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff in error, Pizarro Fields, whilst in the service of the defendant in error, The Virginian Eailway Company.
It appears that the defendant company, at the time of the wrong complained of, was engaged in excavating an embankment near its track upon which to erect a station or depot. The work was being done by a gang of hands (the exact number is not shown), of which one Hurt was foreman. The said embankment was very slight near the railroad track, but increased in depth as the work…
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