Legal Opinion
Simms v. Dillon
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided October 12, 1937No. 8667PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Riley, Judge :
This is a proceeding in prohibition originally instituted in this Court by John Simms and others, owners of land taken by the State Road Commission for the rebuilding of U. S. Route No. 60 in Fayette County, West Virginia, to prevent Honorable H. E. Dillon, Jr., Judge of the Circuit Court of Fayette County, from further continuing and refusing to docket the eminent domain suit instituted in his court by the State Road Commission of West Virginia for the purpose of condemning land owned by the petitioners.
The commissioners reported, fixing the compensation due the petitioners for…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Bragg v. WeaverSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by33 opinions
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