Walker's Administrator v. Potomac, Fredericksburg & Piedmont Railroad
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Orange county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
This action was instituted by the plaintiff in error against the defendant company to recover damages for the death of his intestate, caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant
The evidence shows that the defendant has a turntable on its own premises near Orange Court House, located about 220 feet from its station or depot; about 360 feet from the public road which runs from the depot to the village of Orange Court House; close by a mill-road, which is not public; fifty or sixty feet from what is known as the horse-show grounds; about 340 feet from any inhabited house; and in an open…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Railroad Co. v. StoutSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Walsh v. Fitchburg RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Dobbins v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1897
- Kefee v. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1875
- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. BeaversSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
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