Martin's Administrator v. Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of tlie Circuit Court of Stafford county, rendered May 5, 1902, in an action of trespass on the case, . wherein the plaintiff in error was the plaintiff, and the defendant in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
Upon the first trial of this cause there was a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, which was set aside upon motion of the defendant, and a new trial granted. Upon the second trial, all matters of law and fact having been submitted to the court, it gave judgment for the defendant. To that judgment this writ of error was awarded.
The action of the court setting aside the verdict of the jury upon the first trial is assigned as error.
One of the material questions in the case was whether or not the defendant’s train gave any warning of its approach to the public crossing where it ran into the…
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