Legal Opinion

Morrison v. Allen

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided October 23, 1928No. 6034PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lively, President:

From a verdict and judgment thereon in favor of the plaintiff below, the defendant below and plaintiff in error here, prosecutes this writ.

The errors relied upon are: (1) Failure of the lower court to sustain a demurrer to the declaration; (2) introduction of improper evidence and failure to strike such improper evidence after it was admitted; and (3) failure to set aside the verdict as contrary to the law and evidence.

Logically, the first inquiry is upon the first point of error, namely, the sufficiency of the declaration. The declaration is by E. L. Morrison against R. P.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pegram v. StortzWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1888
  2. Lewis v. CorbinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
  3. Robinson v. Syracuse Rapid Transit Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
  4. Cunningham v. SmithSupreme Court of Virginia · 1853
  5. Hahn v. Petters & Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1926

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. O'Brien v. SnodgrassWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1941
  2. Raines v. FaulknerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1947
  3. Thomason v. MosrieWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1950
  4. State Ex Rel. Myers v. HodgeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1947

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