Taliaferro v. Shepherd
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
*57This action of trespass on the case was brought by W. T. Shepherd, the defendant in error, against the Oity of Richmond, W. E. Cutshaw, Oity Engineer, and his assistant, P. P. Taliaferro, the plaintiff in error, to recover damages for the alleged wrongful act of the defendants in raising the grade line of 'the sidewalk and street in front of the ifiaintiff’s dwelling, by filling in earth, stone and gravel.
The trial resulted in a verdict in favor of the oity and Guts-haw, and an adverse verdict and judgment against Taliaferro; and upon his petition this writ of error was awarded.
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