Legal Opinion
Washington & Old Dominion Railroad v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 22, 1948No. Record No. 3386PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGregory, J.
Herbert Mason Taylor was run over and killed on the railroad tracks of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad by one of its trains. Goldine Taylor qualified as his administratrix, and brought an action against the railroad for his death. The jury returned a verdict in her favor for $15,000, and the court entered judgment thereon.
*461The accident occurred at approximately 5:00 p. m. daylight saving time (4:00 p. m. eastern standard time) on Saturday, September 15, 1945. The weather was clear and the visibility good. At that time and prior thereto Taylor had been an employee of the navy yard. He…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. BaileySupreme Court of Virginia · 1910
- Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad v. Joyner's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
- Blankenship v. Chesapeake & O. R. Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1897
- Gunter's Adm'r v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1920
- Hawkins v. BeechamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1937
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3Cited by12 opinions
- John A. Snead, Administrator of the Estate of Kermit Norma Elswick v. The New York Central Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
- Tiller v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1950
- Pack v. DoeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
- CHAIGHEAD v. SellersSupreme Court of Virginia · 1953
- Carpenter v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1954
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