Farley v. Norfolk & Western Ry. Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, McDowell County. Action by J. H. Farley against the Norfolk & Western Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WiliiaMS, Judge:
Plaintiff was a passenger on one of the trains of the Norfolk & Western Railway Company on the 6th of April, 1906, going from the town of Welch to Davy in McDowell county, and in attempting to alight after the train had pulled out from Davy and was moving rapidly he 'was thrown violently to the ground and injured. He brought an action against the railroad company and recovered a verdict and judgment fdt $150. To this judgment defendant obtained a writ of error from this Court. There was a demurrer to the declaration which the court over*352ruled, and this action of the court is…
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- Highland Avenue & Belt Railroad v. WinnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- South & North Alabama Railroad v. SchauflerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
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