VIRGINIA TOBACCO CO. v. WILSON

No. 5752.

169 F.2d 652 (1948)

VIRGINIA TOBACCO CO., Inc. v. WILSON.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

September 1, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Paul Sanford, of Danville, Va. (Sanford & Clement, of Danville, Va., on the brief), for appellant.

Rutledge C. Clement, of Danville, Va. (John P. Gorman and Clausen, Hirsh & Miller, all of Chicago, Ill., and Crews & Clement, of Danville, Va., on the brief), for appellee.

Before PARKER, Chief Judge and DOBIE, Circuit Judge and PRETTYMAN, Associate Justice, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.


DOBIE, Circuit Judge.

Virginia Tobacco Company, Incorporated, brought a civil action in the Corporation Court of Danville, Virginia, against Robert Wilson, seeking damages for the destruction by fire of tobacco which was being transported in a truck owned by Wilson. The cause was removed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia and the District Judge dismissed the plaintiff's action. Plaintiff has duly appealed to us.

We find...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases