NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. FLETCHER


94 S.E.2d 251 (1956)

198 Va. 397

NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, a Corporation, v. Otto FLETCHER.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

September 4, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. H. Combs, Grundy (F. H. Combs, of Combs, Combs & Street, Grundy, on the brief), for plaintiff in error.

W. Clyde Dennis, Grundy, for defendant in error.

Before HUDGINS, C. J., and EGGLESTON, SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, MILLER, SMITH and WHITTLE, JJ.,


EGGLESTON, Justice.

Otto Fletcher, hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff, has recovered a verdict and judgment of $5,000 against the Norfolk & Western Railway Company for personal injury and property damages sustained when a car which he was driving was struck by an engine operated by the Railway Company at a private crossing in the Town of Grundy in Buchanan county. The allegation of negligence was that the employees...

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