Yeater v. Jennings Oil Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Wetzel County. Action by J. W. Yeater, administrator, etc., against the Jennings Oil Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
MilleR, President:
Action on the case by his administrator for the death of William Collier Lewis, by the negligence and wrongful act of defendant.
The judgment on the verdict complained of was for eight thousand dollars.
The declaration, in three counts, was demurred to, and the demurrer overruled, and we think properly. The only *348point of error urged here is that the pleader employed the word “guage” for the word “gauge”, in charging the negligence of defendant in providing a defective steam gauge, resulting in the explosion of its steam boiler, and in the death of decedent. Though seriously…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wigal v. City of ParkersburgWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1914
- Kelley v. Railroad Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Cheatwood's AdministratrixSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905
- Portsmouth Street Railroad v. Peed's AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904
- Knight v. CooperWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1892
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