Henry v. Ohio River R.
West Virginia Supreme Court
cited 16 W. Va. 282; 25 W. Va. 808; 23 W. Va. 457; 151 Mass. 46; 108 N. Y. 407; 105 N. Y. 246; 101 N. Y. 98 ; 63 Iowa 680; 63 Io.wa 302; 71 Mo. 575; 70 Mo. 145; 22 N. J. L. 243; 22 Veb 343; 62 Tex. 593; 19 S. E. Rep. 401; 26 W. Va. 787; 37 W. Va. 108; 4 W. Va. ISO; 23 W. Va. 14. cited 23 W. Va. 451; 1 Am.
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cited 16 W. Va. 282; 25 W. Va. 808; 23 W. Va. 457; 151 Mass. 46; 108 N. Y. 407; 105 N. Y. 246; 101 N. Y. 98 ; 63 Iowa 680; 63 Io.wa 302; 71 Mo. 575; 70 Mo. 145; 22 N. J. L. 243; 22 Veb 343; 62 Tex. 593; 19 S. E. Rep. 401; 26 W. Va. 787; 37 W. Va. 108; 4 W. Va. ISO; 23 W. Va. 14. cited 23 W. Va. 451; 1 Am. R. R. & Corp. Rep. 708 note; 45 Iowa 652; 23 N. H. 83; 107 Mass. 352; 112 Mass. 334; 19 S. E. Rep. 404; 27 W. Va, 308-9; 50 Ill. 241; 3 Sutli. on Darn. 403; 18 Minn. 265; 35 Ark. 622; 23 W. Va. 19; 4 Rand. 488; 20 Gratt. 344; 8 W. Va. 201; ■9 W. Va. 634.
1Opinion of the Court
Brannon, Judge:
Darius Henry brought trespass on the case in the Circuit Court of Mason county against the Ohio River Railroad Company, and by direction of the court the jury found for the defendant, and judgment was rendered for it, and the plaintiff appeals. The suit was for damages to a lot and residence thereon, injured by an overflow of water caused, ns alleged, by an embankment- raised by the company, on which it laid its track.
A question of law in the case is this: The defendant pleaded not guilty, putting itself on the country, and issue was regularly joined on that plea. The defendant…
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