Legal Opinion
Appalachian Power Co. v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 17, 1925PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWest, J.
This is a suit by J. H. Wilson against Appalachian. Power Company to recover damages for personal injuries. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $5,500.00, to which a writ of error was. allowed.
The parties will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant, with respect to their positions in the trial court.
On December 23, 1922, J. H. Wilson, the plaintiff, with his family, consisting of himself and wife, a daughter and son-in-law and four small children, was returning from a visit to a neighbor. He was driving a pair of gentle mules to a light surrey, along the Lead…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Yoders v. Amwell TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- City of Radford v. CalhounSupreme Court of Virginia · 1935
- Crist v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of Virginia · 1949
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