Richmond Railway & Electric Co. v. Garthright
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Richmond, rendered May 20, 1893, 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 CourtRiely, J.
The judgment to which the writ of error was awarded in this case was recovered for injuries received in a collision between a car of the Railway and Electric Company and a hook-and-ladder truck of the Fire Department of the city of Richmond.
Three grounds are assigned for the reversal of the judgment.
The first is that the plaintiff in the suit was baried of the right to recover because of his own contributory negligence.
The case comes before us upon a certificate of the evidence, and in considering it we must apply the familiar rules applicable to a demurrer to evidence. These rules require us…
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