Legal Opinion

Curry v. Buckhannon & Northern Railroad

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided January 25, 1921PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Error to- Circuit Court, Marion County. Action by Viola Curry and others against the Buekhannon &■ Northern Railroad Company. Judgment fox defendant, and plaintiffs bring error.

1Opinion of the Court

RlTZ, PRESIDENT:

Plaintiffs brought this -suit to recover damages to their real estate situate in the city of Pairmont resulting from the construction and operation of the ■ defendant’s railroad in the street in front of the same. Upon the trial of the ease, after the plaintiffs had offered ail of their evidence, the court, upon motion of the defendant, directed a verdict in its favor, and *550rendered judgment thereon, to review which this writ of error is prosecuted.

The declaration is in three couunts, in each of which it is alleged that the plaintiffs are the owners of a valuable piece of real…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jordan v. City of BenwoodWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Spencer v. Point Pleasant & Ohio R. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
  3. Arbenz v. Wheeling & H. R. Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Meyer v. RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  5. Fox v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1890

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Mississippi State Highway Commission v. SpencerMississippi Supreme Court · 1958
  2. Smith v. Mississippi State Highway CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1938
  3. Carney v. Mississippi State Highway CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Karcher v. Wheeling Electrical Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1923
  5. Shaw v. Monongahela Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1925

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