Rhodes v. J. B. B. Coal Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, McDowell County. Action by Frank Rhodes, an infant, etc., against the J. B. B. Coal Company. Judgment for defendant awarding a new trial after verdict for plaintiff, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge :
From the judgment below setting aside the verdict and awarding defendant a new trial the plaintiff obtained the present writ of error.
The action is to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff, an infant over fourteen, but under sixteen years of age, in defendant’s coal mine. The declaration is in three counts, the demurrer to which and to each count thereof was overruled; and the defendant’s two special pleas tendered were on plaintiff’s objection rejected.
Recovery is sought upon plaintiff’s supposed common law right of action for said injuries, due to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Noble State Bank v. HaskellSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- State ex rel. Davis-Smith Co. v. ClausenWashington Supreme Court · 1911
- Ives v. South Buffalo Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Matter of Jensen v. . Southern Pacific Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Cunningham v. Northwestern Improvement Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1911
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- Mangus v. Proctor-Eagle Coal Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1921
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