Robinson v. City & Elm Grove Railroad
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Ohio County. Action by J. J. Robinson against the City & Elm Grove Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Robinson, Judge :
Plaintiff, a motorman on the railway of defendant company, was injured by a collision of the interurban passenger car he was running, with a work car which was allowed to stand in his way on the track. On defendant’s demurrer to the evidence, plaintiff has judgment, and defendant seeks reversal.
The criticism of the declaration is not well taken. The demurrer to that pleading was properly overruled.
The assignment that the court erred in not sustaining defendant’s motion to exclude plaintiff’s evidence is settled by the following: "The defendant can take no advantage of a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Fulton v. Crosby & Beckley Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
- Dempsey v. Norfolk & Western Ry. Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1911
- Ewart v. New River Fuel Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1910
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- Ferguson v. Glady Fork Lumber Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1913
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