Legal Opinion
Edgerton v. Norfolk Southern Bus Corp.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 26, 1948No. Record No. 3301PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
Kenneth Earl Edgerton, a twelve-year-old boy, was killed by a bus which was owned by Norfolk Southern Bus Corporation, herein referred to as the Bus company, and then being driven by Robert J. Ferebee.
The bus was coming out of a bus terminal which was owned and operated by Richmond Greyhound Lines, Incorporated, herein referred to as the Greyhound company. The boy’s death was caused by the left rear wheel of the bus running over his head and crushing his skull. The accident happened on High street in Portsmouth on August 14, 1946, in daylight, about five o’clock in the afternoon of a clear…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Washington & Georgetown Railroad v. McDadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Hubbard v. MurraySupreme Court of Virginia · 1939
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3Cited by17 opinions
- General Electric Company, and Third-Party v. Kelly C. Moretz, and Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
- Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. HarrisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
- Scott v. SimmsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1949
- Interstate Veneer Co. v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
- Schools v. WalkerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1948
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