SOUTHERN RY. CO. v. CALLIS


67 S.E.2d 879 (1951)

193 Va. 28

SOUTHERN RY. CO. v. CALLIS.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

Rehearing Denied January 24, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas B. Gay, Lewis F. Powell, Jr. and H. Merrill Pasco, all of Richmond, for plaintiff in error.

Thomas A. Williams, Richmond, R. Nelson Smith, Yorkstown, Thos. A. Williams, Jr., Richmond, for defendant in error.

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


HUDGINS, Chief Justice.

Luther M. Callis instituted this action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have resulted from the negligence of the Southern Railway Company. The jury returned a verdict for $26,200, on which the trial court entered judgment for plaintiff.

At approximately 9:40 p.m. on February 12, 1948, plaintiff was run over by one or more freight cars pushed by defendant's Diesel yard engine westwardly from its privately owned right...

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