Scott v. Chesapeake & O. R.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Kanawha county. Action by George W. Scott against the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Dent, Judge :
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company complains of a judgment for two hundred and fifty dollars rendered against it by the Circuit Court of Kanawha county at the suit of George W. Scott. The only witness personally introduced before the jury was the plaintiff, who testified: That on the 80th day of January, 1895, he purchased a round-trip ticket of the defendant, at Charleston, to Cincinnati and return, which is as follows: “Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Oo. (One first-class passage.) Cincinnati, 0., to Charleston, W. Va. Good returning only on trains Nos. 10 and 4, leaving…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Day v. WoodworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
- Mayer v. FrobeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1895
- Carpenter v. StrangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- New Orleans, Jackson, & Great Northern Railroad v. HurstMississippi Supreme Court · 1859
- Ricketts v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1890
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bosley v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1904
- McDonald v. ColeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1899
- Bias v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1899
- Couch v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1898
- Kyle v. Ohio River RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1901
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