Harvey v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.

George E. Harvey obtained this writ of error to review a judgment and verdict for defendants in an action, brought by him, against Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, owner, and Henry A. Phillips, operator of a truck, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendants.

The accident occurred north of the intersection of Route 147 and Cherokee Road, in Chesterfield County, Virginia, a few hundred yards south of Hugenot bridge across James River. Route 147 is a main, arterial highway extending approximately north and south. It is hard…