LaBris v. Western National Insurance
West Virginia Supreme Court
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
- Webster v. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1931
- Myers v. Charleston Transit Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1946
- Schmitt v. St. Louis Transit Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1905