Legal Opinion

State v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided February 19, 1907PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Error to Circuit Court, Barbour County. The Baltimore & Ohio Bailroad Company was convicted of violation of a statutory provision, and brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

POFEENBARGER, JUDGE:

The Baltimore and Ohio Bailroad Company complains of a judgment, c'onvicting it under an indictment, charging violation of section 1 of chapter 69 of the Acts of 1891, constituting section 2382 of the Code of 19063 by failure to maintain a water closet at its alleged station in Barbour counts'-, called Cove Bun, and imposing a fine of ten dollars.

At the so-called station, the railway company has a water tank and a small platform for the accommodation of passengers and the reception and discharge of freight, but sells no tickets, keeps no office, and rarely collects any…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State ex rel. Railroad & Warehouse Commissioners v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Pond Creek Pocahontas Co. v. AlexanderWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Metropolitan Life Insurance v. HillWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1934
  3. Cowan v. County Commission of Logan CountyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Cowan v. COUNTY COM'N OF LOGAN CTY.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Ft. Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916

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