Brown"s Adm'r v. Town of Guyandotte
West Virginia Supreme Court
cited Code c. 41, s. 43; 13 La. Ann. 275 ; 89 Mo. 208. cited: 17 Gratt. 375 ; 8 W. Va. 353; 5 La. Aun. 100; 9 La. Ann. 461; 31 Ala. 469; 18 Gratt. 344; 28 Gratt. 344; Dill. Mun. Corp. 971-981; 1 Allen. 172; Code c. 103.
1Opinion of the Court
Brannon, Judge:
Phillip Brown, administrator of Frank Brown, deceased, brought an action on the case against the town of Guyandotte in the Circuit Court of Cabell county to recover damages for injury to Frank Brown while confined in the lock-up of that town, caused by the burning of the jail, from which injury Brown died. The defendant’s demurrer to the declaration was sustained, and judgment *300rendered for the defendant; and this is a writ of error to that judgment obtained by said plaintiff.
The declaration alleged, in substance, that the town had a jail or lock-up, wherein it was accustomed to…
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