Legal Opinion
Madden's Adm'r v. C. & O. Railway Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided October 30, 1886PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SnydeR, Judge:
Action of trespass on the case, brought December 6, 1884, in the circuit court of Fayette county by J. F. Doyle, administrator of John J. Madden, deceased, against the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, to recover damages for injuries caused by the negligence of the defendant and which resulted in the death of the plaintiffs intestate. The defendant demurred to the evidence, in which demurrer the plaintiff joined, and under the direction of the court the jury found a verdict fixing the damages of the plaintiff $6,000.00, subject to the opinion of the court on the demurrer. The…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Hough v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Hart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. HerbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Railroad Company v. FortSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. HamblySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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- Strottman v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Railway Co. v. TriplettSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1891
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