Eckles's Adm'x v. Norfolk & Western Railroad
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Hustings Court of the city of Roanoke, rendered. December 27, 1892, in an action of trespass on the case wherein the plaintiff in error was the plaintiff, and the defendant in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
The plaintiff’s intestate was an employee of the defendant company. Whilst acting as conductor of a shifting crew upon its yard at Pulaski, Va., he was run over by one of its cars, which caused his death. An action was instituted to recover damages therefor by his administratrix, and upon the trial of the cause a judgment was rendered in favor of the defendant upon a demurrer to the evidence. To this judgment the plaintiff obtained this writ of error.
The first and second assignments of error maybe considered together. They are based upon the ground that neither the engineer nor the fireman…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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