Lynchburg Traction & Light Co. v. Guill
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Lynchburg 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.
This action was instituted in the Circuit Court of Campbell county by Guill, by his father and next friend, against the Lynchburg Traction and Light Company, to recover damages for an injury.
The declaration contains four counts, and there was a demurrer to it and to each count thereof, which the Circuit Court overruled, and a judgment was rendered upon the verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $5,000; and the case is before us for review of certain rulings made during the-progress of the trial.
It is unnecessary to consider the…
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