Roanoke Railway & Electric Co. v. Young
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Roanoke in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error. The stenographer’s notes referred to in the opinion of the court, though at first excluded, were subsequently read to the jury, subject to exception as to their admissibility.
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Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Roanoke in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error. The stenographer’s notes referred to in the opinion of the court, though at first excluded, were subsequently read to the jury, subject to exception as to their admissibility. The following instructions were given for plaintiff over defendant’s objection: “(1) The court instructs the jury, that the defendant company has only the right to use the streets of Roanoke city in common with plaintiff and other citizens, and that it has not a…
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This suit was instituted by T. G. Young, to recover damages from the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company for personal injuries, and resulted in a verdict and judgment in his favor which, upon exceptions taken at the trial, is now before us upon the petition of the railway company.
The first error assigned is that the court erred in overruling the defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict as contrary to the law and the evidence; the second, that the court erred in giving instructions asked for by defendant in error; and, third, that the court…
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