Williamsport Hardwood Lumber Co. v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Randolph County. Action by the Williamsport Hardwood Lumber Company against the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Lynch, Judge :
The plaintiff in this action seeks to recover of the defendant damages for loss of and injury to parts of a shipment of machinery from Axton, Va., to Wees Siding, W. Va. A trial was had; and upon demurrer to the evidence by the defendant the .court directed the jury to find a conditional verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount of its claim, and over defendant’s objection entered judgment on the verdict. The case is now before us upon a writ of error.
1. The first assignment demanding consideration relates to the action of the court in overruling the demurrer to the…
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