Southern Railway Co. v. Bruce's Adm'r
Supreme Court of Virginia
Eiror to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Danville rendered April 18, 1898, in an action of trespass on the case wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
This is a suit brought in the Corporation Court of the city of Danville by the administrator of L. R. Bruce, to recover damages for the death of Brace, caused, as is alleged, by the negligence of the Southern Railway Company, and the verdict and judgment is for the plaintiff for the sum of $5,350, to which judgment the defendant company was awarded a writ of error by this court.
The Southern Railway enters North Dánville upon the north side of Dan River, making with the river, as it approaches, an acute angle with its point to the south and its opening to the north. The depot in North Danville…
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