Director General of Railroads v. Gordon

This action was instituted to recover damages for the death of Fannie Gordon, who was killed by one of the defendant’s trains on December 24, 1918, at Ship-man, Nelson county, Virginia. The ease was tried *385three times. On the first trial there was a verdict and judgment for the defendant. The plaintiff appealed and the judgment was reversed for error in instructions and the case remanded for a new trial. The opinion of the court is reported under the style of Gordon’s Adm’r v. Director General of Railroads, in 128 Va. 426, 104 S. E. 796. On the second trial there was a hung jury, and upon the…