McCrorey v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Court of Law and Chancery of the city of Norfolk in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff for $5,000. Defendant assigns error. Tlic opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
There was a verdict and judgment in the trial court in favor of Beatrice Thomas, an infant, who sued by her next friend, against J. G. McOrorey, for damages for injuries caused by the fall of an awning. To that judgment this writ of error was awarded.
It appears that on a windy day in January, 1907, the plaintiff, who was twelve years old, was walking along the sidewalk On Main street in the city of Norfolk, when an adjustable awning in front of and attached to the defendant’s store, fell upon her, producing among other injuries a depressed fracture of the skull.
There was some question at the…
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