Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co. v. Hughes' Administrator
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Wise county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
This action was brought by T. J. Hughes, as the administrator of his deceased son, William W. Hughes, to recover of the defendant company, a coal mining corporation, damages for the death of plaintiff’s intestate, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. There was a demurrer by the defendant to the evidence which was overruled, and judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff for $7,000, the damages assessed by the jury, subject to the ruling of the court upon the demurrer to the evidence, to which judgment this writ of error was awarded.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hickey v. . TaaffeNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Buckley v. Gutta Percha & Rubber Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. HeathSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904
- Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co. v. KiserSupreme Court of Virginia · 1906
- Newberry v. WattsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1914
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