Lynchburg Cotton Mills v. Stanley
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Lynch-burg in an action of trespass on the case, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This action was brought by Eitzhugh Stanley, suing by his next friend, to recover damages from the Lynchburg Cotton Mills for injuries sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of the alleged negligence of the defendant.
There was a demurrer to the evidence, which was overruled by the Circuit Court, and judgment given in favor of the plaintiff for $5,000, the damages ascertained by the jury. It is insisted that bills of exception Vos. 1, 2, and 3, taken by the defendant, are not parts of the record, because the bills were not signed within thirty days from the adjournment of the term of the…
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