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SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. COMMONWEALTH

135 S.E.2d 160 (1964)

205 Va. 114

SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

March 9, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas B. Gay, H. Merrill Pasco, Richmond (Roderick D. Sinclair, Richmond, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Frederick T. Gray, Sp. Counsel, Richmond (Robert Y. Button, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, WHITTLE, SNEAD, I'ANSON and CARRICO, JJ.

CARRICO, Justice.

Southern Railway Company was charged, in a warrant issued on the complaint of the Chief Forest Warden of Albemarle County, with failing to keep its right of way clear of weeds, grass and decayed timber, in violation of Code, § 56-426. Following its conviction in the County Court, the railway appealed to the Circuit Court.

In the Circuit Court, the railway entered a plea of not guilty and also...

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