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· 3/2/1990

Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Williams

Citations

  • 389 S.E.2d 714
  • 239 Va. 390
  • 6 Va. Law Rep. 1604
  • 1990 Va. LEXIS 42

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the plaintiff intended to harass and inconvenience the defendant by laying venue in Portsmouth rather than Roanoke, 282 miles away, where the injury occurred and all but one of the witnesses resided
  • applying the Virginia venue statutes to a FELA case brought in the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth
  • decided prior to 1991 amendments

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Judges: Lacy

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