Legal Opinion

Wright v. Davis

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided May 3, 1949No. CC 748PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Raymond, President :

This action was instituted in the Circuit Court of Marion County by the plaintiff, Thomas J. Wright, as administrator of Nellie Marie Yost, deceased, to recover damages in the amount of $10,000.00' from the defendants, Edwina Davis and Vivian Andrews, as administratrices of Ernie Lee Russell Yost, deceased. The circuit court sustained the demurrer of the defendants to the declaration and, on its own motion, certified its ruling to this Court.

Ernie Lee Russell Yost and Nellie Marie Yost were married October 26, 1942, and lived together as husband and wife until January…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Thompson v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  2. Bandfield v. BandfieldMichigan Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1914
  4. Keister's Administrator v. Keister's ExecutorsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1918
  5. Austin v. AustinMississippi Supreme Court · 1924

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Jenkins v. J. C. Penney Casualty Ins.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Sanders v. Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Apitz v. DamesOregon Supreme Court · 1955
  4. Seagraves v. LeggWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Heino v. HarperOregon Supreme Court · 1988

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