Legal Opinion

N. Y., Phila. & Norfolk R. R. v. Chandler

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 20, 1921PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Northampton county in a proceeding by motion for a judgment for damages. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.

1Opinion of the Court

Sims, J.,

after making the foregoing statement, delivered the following opinion of the court:

The questions presented for our decision by the assignments of error will be disposed of in their order as stated below.

[1, 2] 1. Are the instructions, referred to in the statement preceding this opinion, which were not certified by the judge of the trial court within the period of sixty days fixed by statute (Acts 1916, p. 722, now Code 1919, sec. 6252), a part of the record before us in this case?

This question must be answered in the negative.

The instructions are no part of the record in an action at…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  2. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Stuart's Draft Milling Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1909
  3. Kelly v. Southern Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1909
  4. Hogan Milling Co. v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1914
  5. Whealton & Wisherd v. DoughtySupreme Court of Virginia · 1914

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Davis v. John L. Roper Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1924
  2. New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad v. Bundick, Taylor, Corbin-Handy Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1924
  3. L. J. Upton & Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1926
  4. Jennings Automatic Dump Body, Inc. v. Virginian Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1923
  5. Smith v. WithrowSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921

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