Legal Opinion
Twyman v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 5, 1924No. 2157PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
This action of Annie E. Twyman, administratrix, against the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, to recover damages for the death of B. E. Twyman, was originally brought in the circuit court of Wood county, W. Va., and afterwards removed to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of West Virginia.
We think the instruction to the jury to find a verdict for the defendant was required by the evidence. There is little dispute as to the material facts. B. E. Twyman resided in Wirt county, about 4 miles from Eaton, a flag station on the Baltimore & Ohio…
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