Norfolk & Western Railroad v. Houchins' Adm' r
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Giles county rendered June 2, 1894, in an action of trespass on the case wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
This is a writ of error to a judgment in an action of trespass on the case, brought in the Circuit Court of Giles county by Joseph hi. Swaine, administrator of W. G. Houchins, deceased, against the Norfolk & Western Railroad Company, to recover damages for the death of his intestate, alleged to have been occasioned by the negligence of the defendant company.
The facts appearing from the record are not controverted, and are as follows:
Houchins was killed about 5:45 A. M. July 15, 1893, while employed as front brakeman on an extra west-bound freight train of the defendant company, known as extra…
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