Melton v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Kanawha County. Action by J. J. Melton, Sheriff, against Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Lynch, Judge :
This action was brought to recover damages for the negligent killing of Samuel Canterbury, plaintiffs intestate. A verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff were obtained in the circuit court. The case is now before us on writ of error. Three grounds of error are relied on in the defendant’s brief: first, that improper testimony was allowed to go to the jury; second, that the jury was improperly instructed; third, “that upon the merits there should have been a verdict for the defendant”.
Canterbury was killed in Marmet, a village of eight hundred *703inhabitants. His mangled…
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