Shipley v. Virginian Ry. Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit- Court, Kanawha County. Action by Stephen A. D. Shipley against the Yirginian Railway Company. A verdict- for plaintiff in the court of common pleas of Kanawha county was set aside, and plaintiff granted a new trial on the ground of inadequacy of the verdict. The circuit court on writ of error reversed such order, reinstated the verdict, and rendered judgment thereon for plaintiff, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
POEEEEEARGEE, -JUDGE :
The ultimate purpose of this writ of error is retention of the benefit of an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Kanawha -County, setting aside a verdict for the sum of $5,000.00, rendered in an action for a personal injury, brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, and granting the plaintiff a new trial, on the ground of inadequacy of the verdict. On a writ of error from the circuit court of said county, that order was reversed, the verdict re-instated and a judgment rendered thereon in favor of the plaintiff. This writ of error goes to the judgment of the…
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