J. W. Bishop Co. v. Shelhorse
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Virginia, at Danville.
1Opinion of the Court
WADDILL, District Judge.
This is an action of trespass on the case, brought by the defendant in error against the plaintiff in error to recover damages arising from the death of the intestate of the defendant in error, who lost his life while in the employ of the plaintiff in error, through the alleged negligence of the latter.
The plaintiff in error, a corporation chartered under the laws of Rhode Island, was engaged in building a dam across the Dan river, just opposite the city of Danville, in the county of Pittsylvania, for the Dan River Power & Manufacturing Co., a corporation engaged in…
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