Virginian Railway Co. v. Andrews' Administratrix
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Montgomery county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
The right of the defendant in error, who was the plaintiff below, to recover damages for the death of her intestate was rested upon the grounds stated in a declaration containing four counts. The court sustained a demurrer to the fourth count, and, without objection, instructed the jury that there was no' evidence to. sustain the second count;- so that the case was tried on the first and third counts.(1) The first count alleges that the stay-holts supporting the crown-sheet were made of defective material, that the workmanship was faulty; and that they had been weakened and rendered unsafe by…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Grand Trunk Western Railway Co. v. LindsaySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Delk v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. v. KnightSupreme Court of Virginia · 1907
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. ArringtonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Adams v. RistineSupreme Court of Virginia · 1924
- Walrod v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1969
- Gilbert v. SummersSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. PalmerCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1927
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