Addington v. Guests River Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Wise county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff assigns error. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtSaunders, J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries to the plaintiff in error’s intestate.
The defendant company demurred to the evidence, and the jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff subject to this demurrer. This demurrer was sustained by the court, and judgment entered for the defendant. Thereupon the plaintiff applied for and secured a writ of error from one of the judges of this court. The action of the trial court sustaining the demurrer to the evidence is assigned as error.
The defendant was the owner and operator of a coal mine near Tacoma, in Wise county, Virginia. Some…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Mason v. PostSupreme Court of Virginia · 1906
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