White v. New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Accomac county, rendered October 3, 1899, in an action of trespass on the case, wherein the plaintiff in error was the plaintiff, and the defendant in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for the destruction of a mill and contents, alleged to have been caused by fire *358communicated from the engine of the defendant railroad company. There were two trials. On the first there was a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, which was, on motion of the defendant, set aside as contrary to the law 'and the evidence. On the second trial no evidence was introduced, and a verdict was rendered in favor of the defendant, which the court refused to set aside.
All the evidence adduced on the first trial was duly incorporated in a proper bill of exceptions,…
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