Legal Opinion

Robinson v. Charleston Interurban Railroad

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided April 24, 1917PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Error to Court of Common Pleas, Kanawba County. Suit by Flora Robinson, administratrix, against the Charleston Interurban Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

Ritz, Judge:

The jurisdiction of this court to entertain this writ of error to a judgment of the court of common pleas of Kanawha county is challenged by a motion to dismiss the same - as having been improvidently awarded. The court of common pleas of Kanawha county is a court of limited jurisdiction created by chapter 109 of the Acts of the Legislature of 1915. Section 22 of said act is as follows: “Any party aggrieved by the judgment, decree or order of the court of common pleas as to any matter in which an appeal or writ of error shall lie to the circuit court under section seventeen of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Attorney General ex rel. Dingeman v. LacyMichigan Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Nichols v. Judge of Superior CourtMichigan Supreme Court · 1902
  3. State ex rel. Cave v. TincherSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
  4. Alexander v. . BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
  5. McDermont v. DinnieNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1896

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Kinsey v. KinseyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1958
  2. Blumberg v. SnyderWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1922
  3. State v. McLaneWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1946
  4. Locke v. County Court of Raleigh CountyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1931
  5. Rosin Coal Land Co. v. MartinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1917

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