Merchant. & Miners Transportation Co. v. Masury
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Court of Law and Chancery of the city of Norfolk in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Masury, the defendant in error, brought a suit in the Court of Law and Chancery of the city of Norfolk against the Merchants & Miners Transportation Company, to recover damages' for injury to goods shipped from Boston, Mass., to the city of Norfolk.
*41The defendant pleaded not guilty, and after the evidence was put before the jury upon this issue the defendant demurred and the jury assessed the plaintiff’s damages at $714.50, subject to the decision of the court. Thereupon tibe defendant moved the court to set aside tibe verdict unid grant it a new…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Williams v. TolbertSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. WilkinsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1907
3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Oceanview/Virginia Beach Real Estate AssociatesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1990