Ketterman v. Dry Fork Railroad Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Tucker County. Action by Mary S. Ketterman against the Dry Fork Railroad Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Brannon, Judge:
Michael Ketterman and several other section hands working on the Dry Fork railroad, at the close of the day’s labor started home upon a handcar of said railroad, and a car, which had just been loaded with lumber, from .some cause broke away, ran down a heavy grade and overtook and collided with the handcar and killed Ketterman, and his administratrix sued the Dry Fork *608Railroad Company to recover.damages for his death. The court, on motion of the defendant, excluded the plaintiff’s evidence and directed the jury to find a verdict for the defendant, and upon such verdict gave…
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