Legal Opinion

Rohrbough v. Barbour County Court

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1894PublishedCited by 10 opinions

cited 30 W. Va. 657; 31 W. Va. 477; 33 W. Va. 548; 29 W. Va. 98. cited 31 W. Va. 478; Code, c. 43, s. 53 ; 12 Allen 428, 424; 2 Sher. & Red. Neg. § 356; 3 Alleu 398 ; 35 N. II. 271; 44 Barb. 385.

1Opinion of the Court

Dent, Judge :

The plaintiff iu this ease obtained a judgment against the defendautin the Circuit Court of Barbour county for the sum of one hundred and twenty five dollars, for injuries alleged to have beeu occasioned by the negligence of the defends ant. The facts in the case are as follows, to wit: About 8 o’clock p. m. on a very dark night. The first Sunday in August 1890 the plaintiff was driving up the approach of a county bridge at the town of Philippi in the county of Barbour, when his horse became suddenly frightened at a pile of large rock.lying beside the roadway, and began to turn…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kelsey v. Town of GloverSupreme Court of Vermont · 1843
  2. Horton v. City of TauntonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
  3. Smith v. County CourtWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1890

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Price v. SimsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1950
  2. Whittington v. County Court of Jefferson CountyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1916
  3. Weaver v. Wheeling Traction Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1922
  4. Wells v. County Court of Marion CountyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1920
  5. Hungerman v. City of WheelingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1899

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