Zinn v. Cabot
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Roane County. Action by W. H. Zinn against Godfrey L. Cabot. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
RlTZ, PRESIDENT:
■The defendant by this writ of error seeks reversal of a judgment in favor of the plaintiff for damages for personal injuries received. by him while in defendant’s employ, upon the ground that the court misdirected the jury, that the verdict is not supported by the evidence, and that the same is excessive.
The defendant has a gas well in Roane county, the casing • in whch had become broken so as to admit water into the well. To repair this damage a string of smaller casing was inserted in the inside of the casing then in the well down *120to the point where the same was broken, at…
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- De Francesco v. Piney Mining Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
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