Poling v. Ohio River R.
West Virginia Supreme Court
I. — Negligence defined. — 17 W. Ya. 190. II.— Omissions not negligence entitling licensee to damages.— Bish. Non-Cont. Law, § 446; Ray Neg. Imp. Dut. 25; 1 Shear. & Red. Neg. § 316; Pat. R’y Aec. Law, 176; Whitt. Sm. Neg. 61, 62, 63; Wliar. Neg. (2d Ed.) §§ 344 and 821, 822; 15 S. E. Rep. 81. III. — Evidence of establishment of public road. — 32 W. Ya. 7. IY. — Dangerous premises: Duty to licensee. — 1 Thomp. Neg. 283; Ray Neg. Imp. Duties, 21, 22 and 23; Whitt. Sm.
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I. — Negligence defined. — 17 W. Ya. 190. II.— Omissions not negligence entitling licensee to damages.— Bish. Non-Cont. Law, § 446; Ray Neg. Imp. Dut. 25; 1 Shear. & Red. Neg. § 316; Pat. R’y Aec. Law, 176; Whitt. Sm. Neg. 61, 62, 63; Wliar. Neg. (2d Ed.) §§ 344 and 821, 822; 15 S. E. Rep. 81. III. — Evidence of establishment of public road. — 32 W. Ya. 7. IY. — Dangerous premises: Duty to licensee. — 1 Thomp. Neg. 283; Ray Neg. Imp. Duties, 21, 22 and 23; Whitt. Sm. Neg. 61. V. — Affirmative, negligence must be proven to entitle licensee to recover. — Ray Neg. Imp. Dot. first part paragraph…
1Opinion of the Court
Holt, Judge:
This was an action of trespass on the case, brought in the Circuit Court of Jackson county on 22d March, 1892, by Poling, as administrator of C. Swain, against the Ohio River Railroad Company, for causing the death of his intestate, C. Swain, which resulted in a judgment for plain-tiIF for three, thousand dollars, from which defendant has obtained this writ of error. The assignments of error, which were as follows, will be considered somewhat in the order made.
1. The court erred in overruling defendant’s demurrer to the declaration. The declaration contains three counts, and the…
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