Thompson v. Mann
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Summers County. Bill by Thompson & Lively against T. G-. Mann, administrator, and another. Decree for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
BRAnnon, Judge:
Clarkson having been killed in a railroad wreck, Mann as his administrator brought an action to recover damages for his death against the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company, and recovered $2,000.00. Thompson & Lively, claiming that they had rendered service for the administrator as attorneys in the prosecution of the action, sued Mann as administrator in assumpsit and recovered a judgment for $250.00. An execution *433having been returned unsatisfied, Thompson & Lively brought a chancery suit in the circuit court of Summers County against Mann and Elanagan, the surety in his bond…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ah Lim v. Territory of WashingtonWashington Supreme Court · 1890
- Seabright v. SeabrightWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1886
- Dickinson v. Railroad Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1874
- Exchange Bank of Virginia v. County of LewisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1886
- Rand v. HaleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1869
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Hanson v. BlakeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1908
- Marion v. ChandlerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1954
- Milam v. SettleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1944
- Hall v. McGregorWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
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