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Overby v. Chesapeake & Ohio R'y Co.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided January 28, 1893PublishedCited by 27 opinions

cited 31 W Va. 142. p’t 1, ¡Syll.; 27 W. Ya. 285, p’t 8, Syll.; 33 W. Ya. 135; 34 W. Va. 509; Td. 657; 53 Wis. 661; 28 Minn. 128; 63 Hr. Y. 449; 67 Mich. 61; 69 Mo. 32; 101 K. Y. 520; 94 Pa. St. 102; 55 Tex. 110; 83 lad. 191; 57 Cal. 15 ; 114 Ill. 244; 32 Mich. 411; 83 Ya. 295; 122 IT. S. 195; 78 Ya. 709; Whar. STeg. (2d Ed.) §§ 213, 214; Oool. Torts 551, 552; Bea. Con.

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cited 31 W Va. 142. p’t 1, ¡Syll.; 27 W. Ya. 285, p’t 8, Syll.; 33 W. Ya. 135; 34 W. Va. 509; Td. 657; 53 Wis. 661; 28 Minn. 128; 63 Hr. Y. 449; 67 Mich. 61; 69 Mo. 32; 101 K. Y. 520; 94 Pa. St. 102; 55 Tex. 110; 83 lad. 191; 57 Cal. 15 ; 114 Ill. 244; 32 Mich. 411; 83 Ya. 295; 122 IT. S. 195; 78 Ya. 709; Whar. STeg. (2d Ed.) §§ 213, 214; Oool. Torts 551, 552; Bea. Con. Keg. § 140; 111 Ind. 212; 69 Tex. 665; 55 Wis. 50; 33 Ohio St. 227; Id. 468; 34 W. Ya. 500; 1 Shear. & Red. Keg. § 202; Rog. Ex. Tes. 26; 97 K. Y. 507, 513; 23 W. Va. 305, 306; 100 Pa. St. 266, 273; Rog. Ex. Tes. § 20; 30 la.…

1Opinion of the Court

ENGLISH, President :

This was an action of trespass on the ease, brought by Warren Overby against the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company on the 24th day of August, 1889, in the Circuit Court of Cabell county, to recover damages for an injury received while in the service of said company, which resulted in the loss of a portion of his right hand. The declaration was demurred to, the demurrer was overruled, issue was joined upon the plea of not guilty, and on the 20th day of March, 1890, the case was submitted to a jury, and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff of five thousand dollars. This…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Gibson v. . Erie Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
  2. Sweeney v. . Berlin and Jones Envelope Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
  3. Greenleaf v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1870
  4. Naylor v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
  5. Carrico v. W. Va. Cent. & Pa. R'y. Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1891

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Overton v. FieldsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1960
  2. Thrasher v. Amere Gas Utilities Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1953
  3. Graham v. WristonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Pennington v. GillaspieWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910
  5. State v. MusgraveWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1897

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