White Adm'r v. Holt
West Virginia Supreme Court
(†SNYDER, Judge, Absent.) Petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the circuit court of Greenbrier county to proceed in the trial of an action on the case in which A. E. White, administrator oi John D. White, deceased, was plaintiff, and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company was defendant. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, PRESIDENT,
announced the opinion of the Court:
A. E. White, administrator of J. I). White, deceased, brought an action on the case, in the circuit court of Green-brier county against the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company to recover damages under the statute for the killing of his intestate. The summons issued September 17,1881, returnable to October rules. At October rules 1881, the declaration was filed claiming fifteen thousand dollars damages. At a circuit court held for said county at the first term after the writ was issued, the case was regularly placed on the docket' for…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Ex Parte SchollenbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Railway Co. v. Whitton's AdministratorSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Railroad Co. v. KoontzSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- French v. HaySupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Dietzsch v. HuidekoperSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
33 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Wheeling Bridge & T. R'y Co. v. PaullWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1894
- Dillon v. BareWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1906
- Clarke v. FigginsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1886
- State Ex Rel. Patterson v. AldredgeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
- Chapman v. Pittsburg & Steubenville R. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1885