Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Barger
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of- the Circuit Court of Botetourt county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This action as brought by Maggie E. Barger to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been suffered by her as a result of the negligence of the defendant railway company. There was a verdict and judgment in her favor, which we are asked to review and reverse.
It appears that the plaintiff, a woman forty-four years of age, the mother of eleven children, nine of whom were living, most of them being solely dependent upon her for their care and attention, left her home in Botetourt county with her youngest child to go to her daughter who was ill and needed her attention. She bought a ticket…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Clopton v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1909
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