Elizabeth River Tunnel District v. Beecher
Supreme Court of Virginia
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
Plaintiff, Louise Beecher, filed a motion for judgment against Elizabeth River Tunnel District and Virginia Transit Company seeking damages for personal injuries sustained while she was in the act of boarding a bus allegedly operated and controlled by the defendants. The defendants filed a special plea praying that the suit be dismissed on the ground that the District and the Company, as its agent, were performing an essential governmental function in operating the buses and were thus immune from suit.
The court proceeded to hear evidence on the special plea and on September 5, 1959, entered…
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