Taylor v. Baltimore & O. R.

BraNNON, Judge :

In August, 1886, James Taylor brought an action of trespass on the case in the Circuit Court of Ritchie county against the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, to recover damages caused by the ovei’ffow of his premises during a freshet in Hughes river, which overflow was caused by a bridge over *41said river on the Parkersburg branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, as he alleged. The defendant demurred to the declaration, and its demurrer was overruled. It demurred to plaintiff’s evidence, and the demurrer was overruled. It moved the court to exclude the plaintiff’s evidence, and…