Fowler v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Mercer County. Action by William E. Fowler and others against the Norfolk & Western Railway Company and others. From the judgment, both parties bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
PoEEEUBARGER, JUDGE:
For injury to the property of William E. Fowler and others, a certain lot in the City of Blnefield, occasioned by the destruction of a pnbilc street crossing and the erection 'of an overhead bridge or passage way for pedestrians, across the tracks of the Norfolk & Western Railway Company, a judgment was rendered against said company for the sum of $5,000.00: The City of Bluefield, having the supervision and control of said street, was *276joined as a defendant in the action, upon the theory of liability to the plaintiffs -for the injury aforesaid by reason of its having…
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