Jerrell v. Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad

Plaintiff in error, Robert Jerrell, brought an action against the Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Company to recover $20,000 damages for personal injuries caused by a collision between the defendant company’s train and an automobile in which plaintiff was riding as a guest. At the first trial of the case the court struck out the plaintiff’s evidence, and there was a verdict and judgment for the defendant. Upon a writ of error awarded by this court that judgment was reversed on the ground that the evidence presented questions for the determination of a jury, and the case was remanded…