Williams v. Belmont Coal & Coke Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Kanawha County. Action by Elizabeth Williams, administratrix, against the Belmont Coal & Coke Company. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
MilleR, Judge:
Eugene Williams was killed in a tunnel, adjacent to, and connected with, the defendant’s coal mines. Elizabeth Williams, his executrix, brought her action in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County to recover $10,000 damages for the alleged negligence of the defendant, which, as she claims, resulted in the death of decedent, her son.
Upon the trial of the case, in the circuit court, the defendant, without introducing any testimony, demurred to the plaintiff’s evidence. The court sustained the demurrer and rendered judgment for the defendant. To that judgment a writ of error was…
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