Legal Opinion

Koontz v. Koontz

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 18, 1899PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Error to circuit court, Marshall County. Action by Elizabeth Koontz against E. W. Koontz and T. M. Powell. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.

1Opinion of the Court

McWhokter, Judge:

Elizabeth Koontz, administratrix of William Koontz, deceased, brought her action of assumpsit in the circuit court *32of Marshall County against E. W. Koontz and T. M. Powell, laying her damages at four thousand dollars. At the March term, 1897, defendants appeared, and demurred to the plaintiff’s declaration, and the record shows that, no cause being assigned therefore, the demurrer was overruled by the court. The defendants then filed in writing the plea of payment, to which plea plaintiff replied generally, and a jury was duly impaneled to try the issue, and on the 26th day…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Johnson v. BrownWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1878
  2. Pegram v. StortzWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Handy v. Scott, Baker & Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1885
  4. Quaker City Nat'l Bank v. ShowacreWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1885
  5. Park v. Petroleum Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1884

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Monongahela Railway Co. v. WilsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1940
  2. Wells v. SmithWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Woods v. KingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Ulrey v. PoeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1907

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