City of Danville v. Robinson
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Danville, rendered January 12, 1900, in an action of trespass on the case, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant.
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Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Danville, rendered January 12, 1900, in an action of trespass on the case, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant. After all the evidence had been introduced, the plaintiff in the trial court offered the following instructions, which were given over the objection of the defendant: 1'. “The jury is instructed that it is the duty of the defendant, the city of Danville, to keep its streets, highways, and bridges built and constructed as a part of its highways and streets, in a…
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
This is a suit brought in the Corporation Court of the city of Danville by J. D. Robinson, to recover damages for injuries to him, caused, as is alleged, by the negligence of the city in not keeping its streets, walkways, &c., in a reasonably safe condition, and the verdict and judgment is for the plaintiff for the sum of $1,500, to which judgment the defendant city wás awarded a writ of error by this court.
Forming a part of Main street, the most public thoroughfare *453through the city of Danville, in almost continuous use day and night, is an iron bridge, spanning Dan river. The parts of the…
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