Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. Beecham
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 10, 1937PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
*556This is an action brought by Luvania E. Beecham, Administratrix of William H. Beecham, against the Receivers of Norfolk Southern Railroad Company to recover damages for the death of her intestate. There was a judgment for the plaintiff. Defendants assign error.
On the evening of April 17, 1935, at about 7:20, William H: Beecham was run over and killed by a train under the defendants’ control. On that day the sun set at 6:41. It was misty but not raining. Visibility was not good, but one could be seen for a considerable distance.
The point of accident was in the suburbs of the city and within…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Aerkfetz v. HumphreysSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Virginian Railway Co. v. HaleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1931
- Washington & Old Dominion Railway v. Ward's AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1916
- Blankenship v. Chesapeake & O. R. Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1897
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3Cited by24 opinions
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