Southern Railway Co. v. Snow
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Culpeper county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This action was instituted by W. H. Snow to recover of the Southern Railway Company damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained in consequence of the defendant’s failure to furnish the plaintiff reasonably safe and suitable appliances with which to perform his duties as station agent.
There was a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff which is brought under review by this writ of error.
The salient facts of the case are that the plaintiff in August, 1912, entered the service of the defendant in the capacity of station agent, express agent and telegraph operator at Mitchell’s,…
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