Norfolk Railway & Light Co. v. Spratley
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment rendered by tbe Court of Law and Chancery of tbe city of Norfolk, in an action of trespass on tbe case, wherein tbe defendant in error was tbe plaintiff, and tbe plaintiff in error was tbe defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Harrison, J.,
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court.
On tbe 14th day of June, 1903, a clear, bright day¿ Herbert Wesley Spratley, an infant seven years of age, in compañy with bis little sister and their little companion, Mabel Blair, were en route to tbe cemetery in Berkley, a suburb of tbe city of Norfolk. While passing along Liberty street, Herbert was in*381jured by coming in contact with a charged electric wire, owned by the plaintiff in error, which had fallen across the sidewalk about two hours before the accident. He was playing with his sister, and thinking the wire was a switch, picked it up…
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