Legal Opinion
Williamson v. Seaboard Air Line Railway
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 14, 1923PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWest, J.
Marie Dove Williamson sued the Seaboard Air Line Railway to recover damages for personal injuries.
The defendant demurred to the evidence and the jury, subject to the demurrer, fixed her damages at $10,000. The court sustained the demurrer and dismissed her suit. The plaintiff assigns error.
In October, 1917, the defendant issued to the plaintiff. a pass for free transportation as a passenger from Florence, S. C., to Richmond, Virginia, and return. She traveled on the pass en route to Richmond as far as La Crosse, Virginia. The “Florence to Richmond” coupon was punched by the conductor, for the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. JamesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Northern Pacific R. Co. v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- United States v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Boering v. Chesapeake Beach Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. CrovoSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Atlantic Greyhound Lines v. SkinnerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1939
- Southern Railway Co. v. WilmouthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1930
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. HadleyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1930
- Manieri v. Seaboard Air Line Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1927
- McGuire v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
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