Legal Opinion

Acree v. Eureka Pipe Line Co.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 26, 1940No. 8985PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Riley,

President:

The plaintiff, Chessie Aeree, brought this action in trespass on the case against the defendant, The Eureka Pipe Line Company, to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been received by her about 7:30 p. m., on September 25,1937, by falling into a hole, commonly called a bell hole, which had been dug by the defendant for the purpose of repairing a leak in its oil line. Error is prosecuted to the judgment of the circuit court of Calhoun County entered upon a verdict in defendant’s favor rendered at the close of all the evidence at the direction of the court.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Owen v. Appalachian Power Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1916
  2. Bank of White Sulphur Springs v. LynchWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1923
  3. White v. L. Hoster Brewing Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
  4. Marshall v. ConradWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1937

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Raines v. FaulknerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Lusher v. SparksWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1961
  3. Miller v. Blue Ridge Transportation Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1941
  4. Blain v. WoodsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1960
  5. Browning v. Monongahela Transport Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1943

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