Legal Opinion

Lawson v. Kirchner

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 30, 1901PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Error to Circuit Court, Tyler County. Action by Harvey Lawson and others against W. E. Kirchner. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

•Dent, Judge :

W. E. Ivirchner complains of a judgment of the circuit court of Tjder County rendered against him on the 20th day of August, 1900, for the sum of four thousand eight hundred and seventy-three dollars and eighty-nine cents, with interest and costs at the suit of Iiarvey Lawson, an adult, who sues in his own right and Ella Lawson, Maggie Lawson, James Lawson and Calvin Lawson, infants, who sue by C. P. Tustin, their next friend.

The questions presented are as follows:

First. That the suit was improperly brought in the name of the infants by their next friend, but it should have been…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Steelsmith v. GartlanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Williamson v. JonesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Wilson v. YoustWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Trees v. Eclipse Oil Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1899
  5. Burdett v. CainWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1875

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Osborn v. Arkansas Territorial Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
  2. Harvey Coal & Coke Co. v. DillonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
  3. Clifton G. Valentine v. Sugar Rock, Inc. and Gerald D. and Teresa D. HallWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2014
  4. Rymer v. South Penn Oil Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Fletcher v. ParkerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1903

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