City of Newport News v. Scott's Administratrix
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Newport News, in an action of trespass on the case, wherein the defendant in error — -who was suing for her own benefit— was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant. The opinion states the facts. The ruling of the trial court on the instruction asked appears below.
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Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Newport News, in an action of trespass on the case, wherein the defendant in error — -who was suing for her own benefit— was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant. The opinion states the facts. The ruling of the trial court on the instruction asked appears below. The plaintiff moved the court to instruct the jury as follows: Plaintiff’s Instructions. 1. “The court instructs the jury that the defendant city is charged with the duty of keeping its streets in a reasonably safe condition for the use of the public to…
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
About six o’clock on the afternoon of July 10, 1903, Jacob Scott, an infant four and one-half years of age, was -found drowned in a large hole filled with stagnant water, in the middle of Virginia avenue, between Forty-first and Forty-second streets, in the city of Newport News, and this action was brought by his mother, as his administratrix, to recover damages of the plaintiff in error for having, as alleged, negligently caused the death of her intestate by allowing one of its streets to be and remain in a dangerous condition. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment thereon in favor of…
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