Whittington v. County Court of Jefferson County
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error'to Circuit Court, Jefferson County. Action by William MeSherry against the County Court of Jefferson County. After judgment for plaintiff be died, and the defendant prosecuted error against George B. Whitting-ton, administrator of plaintiff .
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, President:
William MeSherry was driving along the Smithfield and Shepherdstown Turnpike, one of the public macadam roads of Jefferson county, about ten o’clock at night, with his wife and cousin, in'a one horse buggy, when his horse suddenly became frightened, from some unknown cause, and swerved onto a pile of crushed stone deposited by the roadside and overturned the buggy, throwing the three occupants out and injuring Mr. MeSherry. He sued the county court of Jefferson county and recovered a. judgment for $550.00 damages, and it brings the case here on writ of error.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
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