Legal Opinion

United Dispatch, Inc. v. E. J. Albrecht Co.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 21, 1950No. 10273PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lovins, President:

The purpose of this action of assumpsit, brought in the Circuit Court of Wood County, West Virginia, is to recover damages to a building and for loss of the use of such building, allegedly caused by an excavation made adjacent to such building.

United Dispatch, Inc., a corporation, the owner of the building, brought this action against E. J. Albrecht Company, a corporation, which admittedly excavated the land adjacent to plaintiff’s building. Plaintiff and defendant hereinafter will be so designated.

' The building is located near the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. German Alliance Insurance v. Home Water Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1912
  2. United States v. Reading Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1912
  3. Howsmon v. Trenton Water Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1893
  4. Walker v. StrosniderWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910
  5. Nutter v. SydenstrickerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1877

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. EXECUTIVE RISK INDEMNITY, INC. v. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2009
  2. Eastern Steel Constructors, Inc. v. City of SalemWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Larson v. Heintz Construction Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Woodford v. Glenville State College Housing Corp.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1976
  5. Jessie v. Honosky (In Re Honosky)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1980

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