Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Jones

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided January 24, 1928No. 6051PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lively, Judge:

Defendant, Allen Jones, prosecutes error to a judgment entered March 15, 1927, on a verdict in favor of plaintiff, Calvin Thomas, for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of Jones in driving his automobile while Thomas was a passenger or invited guest therein. The original declaration charges that plaintiff was a passenger in defendant’s Dodge automobile at the .invitation of defendant, and that defendant carelessly and negligently drove his car off the highway and over a steep embankment as a result of which the car was wrecked and plaintiff…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Post v. CarrWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Higgs v. CunninghamWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Knudson v. GeorgeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1914
  4. State v. LeeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1927
  5. State v. GreenWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1926

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State v. BurtonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Kessel v. LeavittWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Royal Furniture Co. v. City of MorgantownWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
  4. STATE EX REL. ALLSTATE v. MaddenWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2004
  5. Nadler v. Warner CompanySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936

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