Maynard v. Norfolk & W. R.
West Virginia Supreme Court
cited Code, 1801, c. 42, s. 14; 15 W. Va. 270; 1 Redf. Railw. (4th. Ed.) 465; 25 Ver. 150; 42 Ver. 375; Redf. Am. Ry. Cas. 351, note; 34 W. Va. 206; 35 W. Va. 565-6 cited 35 W. Va. 438.
1Opinion of the Court
Bbannon, Judge:
In an action brought by Maynard against the Norfolk & Western Railroad Company before a justice and carried by a writ of certiorari to1 the Circuit Court of Logan county, Maynard recovered one hundred and forty dollars damages for killing his horse — the recovery being, not by verdict, but on a finding of the court in lieu of a jury — and the company-sued forth this writ of error.
It is settled that to charge a railroad company for killing stock straying upon its track, the owner of the stock must prove negligence on the part of the company. There are so many' cases heretofore…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Washington v. B. & O. R. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1880
- Hawker v. B. &. O. R. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1879
- Jackson v. Rutland & Burlington RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1853
- Layne v. Ohio River R'dWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1891
- Blaine v. C. & O. R. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1876
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- Eagle v. McKnownWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1928
- Christian v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1916
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