Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

LaBris v. Western National Insurance

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided February 28, 1950No. 10179Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in part

*741Lovxns, President,

dissenting in part and concurring in part:

I concur in the reversal of the judgment in this case, upon the ground that it was error to give plaintiff’s instruction No. 2 over the objection of the defendants; but I respectfully dissent from the reasoning that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict. I think point 1 of the syllabus states a correct abstract principle of law, but, in my opinion, it is fallacious to apply that principle to the evidence in the instant case, and, in so doing, I think the Court is, in effect, passing on the weight of the evidence and the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Webster v. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1931
  2. Myers v. Charleston Transit Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1946
  3. Schmitt v. St. Louis Transit Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1905

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