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Barrett v. Virginian Ry. Co., 250 U.S. 473 (1919)
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Barrett v. Virginian Ry. Co., 250 U.S. 473 (1919)
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Barrett v. Virginian Railway Company No. 275 Submitted March 21, 1919 Decided June 9, 1919 250 U.S. 473
CERTIORARI TO TUE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
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The right to take a voluntary nonsuit is substantial, and when and how it may be asserted are questions relating directly to practice and mode of proceeding within the intendment of the Conformity Act. P. 476.
Under the law of Virginia, in the absence of a demurrer to the evidence and joinder therein, the plaintiff may take a nonsuit at any time before the retirement of the jury. P. 477.
A motion by defendant for a directed verdict at the conclusion of the testimony, when made in a federal court in Virginia, is not equivalent to a demurrer to the evidence, and the making of such a motion and its impending allowance do not place the plaintiff’s right to take a nonsuit at the sound discretion of the court. Id.
244 F. 397 reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Barrett v. Virginian Ry. Co., 250 U.S. 473 (1919) in 250 U.S. 473 250 U.S. 474. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WHN2HIY3C2DVKE5.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Barrett v. Virginian Ry. Co., 250 U.S. 473 (1919), in 250 U.S. 473, page 250 U.S. 474. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WHN2HIY3C2DVKE5.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Barrett v. Virginian Ry. Co., 250 U.S. 473 (1919). cited in 1919, 250 U.S. 473, pp.250 U.S. 474. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WHN2HIY3C2DVKE5.
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