Harman v. Appalachian Power Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Mercer County. Action by Mary E. Harman against the Appalachian Power Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
POEFENBARGBR, JUDGE:
The judgment complained of is for damages for injuries to the plaintiff, alleged to have been occasioned by the negligence of the defendant in the operation of its street railway. She alleges and testifies that, on a certain day, after having boarded one of its cars and paid her fare, she requested the conductor thereof to stop the car and let her off at a certain church, and that, after it had stopped and while she was in the act of alighting, having one foot on the step and the other on the pavement, the ear was suddenly started, in consequence whereof she was violently…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Jones v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1854
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- Coalmer v. BarrettWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
- Georgia Northern Railway Co. v. Hutchins & JenkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Yorton v. Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
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