Legal Opinion
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad v. Sutton Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 23, 1977No. Record No. 761269PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company (Railroad) filed a motion for judgment against Sutton Company, Inc., (Sutton) and Sutton’s insurer, United States Fire Insurance Company, to recover $229,536.15 allegedly due under a contract of indemnification dated January 2, 1973. The damages sought represented losses resulting from a train derailment which occurred June 1, 1973 at Lorton where Sutton was installing a “crossover” connecting two main line railroad tracks.
Following a pre-trial conference, the trial court entered an order on May 28, 1976 ruling, inter alia,- that the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad v. Hughes-Keegan, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1967
- Semones v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
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