Legal Opinion

Arrowood v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 12, 1944No. 9608PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lovnsrs, Judge:

This action was instituted in the Circuit Court of Mingo County by Dovie Arrowood, administratrix of her deceased husband, against the Norfolk & Western Railway Company to recover damages for his death. At the conclusion of plaintiffs testimony the trial court, over plaintiff’s objection, sustained defendant’s motion to strike all plaintiff’s evidence, directed the jury to return a verdict for defendant, overruled a motion to set aside the verdict, and entered judgment that plaintiff take nothing by her action. Plaintiff prosecutes this writ of error.

Plaintiff’s decedent, Frank…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Fielder v. Service Cab Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1940
  2. Boyce v. BlackWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1941
  3. Krodel v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1925
  4. Robertson v. Monongahela Power & Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1925
  5. City of Elkins v. Western Maryland Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1915

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Gilkerson v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1946
  2. Totten v. AdongayWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Daugherty v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1951
  4. Prettyman v. Hopkins Motor Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1954
  5. Sammons Bros. Construction Co. v. Elk Creek Coal Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1951

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