Cranes Nest Coal & Coke Co. v. Mace
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Wise county, in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for an injury received by the defendant in error, which is alleged to have *625been caused by tbe negligence of tbe plaintiff in error. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff, and thereupon the defendant company obtained a writ of error to this court.
In the view that we take of the case it is only necessary to consider the action of the Circuit Court in refusing to set aside the verdict as contrary to-the law and the evidence.
The evidence is very brief, consisting of the testimony of the plaintiff and that of one other witness on his…
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