Goshen Furnace Corp. v. Tolley's Administrator
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the CourtBurks, J.
*407This was an action to recover damages for the wrongful death of the plaintiff’s intestate, in which there was a demurrer to the evidence by the defendant which was overruled, and judgment entered for the plaintiff for the sum of $5,000; being the amount of damages assessed by the jury in their verdict. The overruling of the demurrer to the evidence is the error assigned.
The furnace company owned a large quantity of slag which it sold to the Standard Slag Company, and, as a part of the contract of sale, agreed to furnish a locomotive engine and crew to deliver empty cars to the slag company at…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gunter's Adm'r v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1920
- Wolonter v. United States Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Welch v. Maine Central RailroadSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1894
- Church v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Wischam v. Rickards, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1890
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by13 opinions
- Green v. SmithSupreme Court of Virginia · 1930
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. WallaceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
- Thornhill v. ThornhillSupreme Court of Virginia · 1939
- Mears v. Accomac Banking Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1933
- Hoover v. J. P. Neff & Son, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1944
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.