Driver's Administrator v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Prince William county, in an action of trespass on the ease, wherein the plaintiff in error was the plaintiff, and the defendant in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
This action was brought by the personal representative of Walter E. Driver to recover damages for the death of the plaintiff’s intestate, caused by the alleged negligence of the Southern Railway Company prior to the constitutional and statutory changes made in the law of master and servant.
The deceased was the flagman (rear brakeman) on an extra freight train, No. 546, composed of eleven loaded and four empty cars, which left Manassas for Strasburg at 3:50 A. M. November 15, 1901, on a single track, unblocked branch line of the defendant company, which is used day and night for the movement…
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