Shriver v. County Court of Marion County
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Marion County. Action by John H. Shriver against the County Court of Marion County. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Poffenbarger, Judge :
A demurrer to evidence of consistent and uniform tendency, adduced by the plaintiff, in an action of trespass on the case, instituted in the circuit court of Marion county by John.H. Shriver against the county court of said county, to recover damages for injury to his person and property, caused by a defect in a highway, which it was the duty of the defendant to keep in repair, was overruled and a judgment rendered for $200.00, the amount of the conditional verdict, and the only real question, raised, on the writ of error, 'is whether recovery is barred by the plaintiff’s…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- State v. BakerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1889
- Woodell v. West Virginia Improvement Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1893
- Parrish v. City of HuntingtonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
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- Patton v. City of GraftonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1935
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