Legal Opinion

Holley v. Purity Baking Co.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 5, 1946No. 9759PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Riley, Judge:

W. A. Holley, plaintiff, instituted in the Court of Common Pleas of Kanawha County this action of trespass on the case against Purity Baking Company, a corporation, to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him as the result of eating a portion of a cake made.by defendant, in which a small piece of wire was imbedded. The Common Pleas Court entered a judgment for plaintiff in the amount of thirty-five hundred dollars, based upon a jury verdict, to which judgment the Circuit Court of Kanawha County refused a writ of error. The instant writ of error is…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Sweeney v. ErvingSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  2. Webb v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1939
  3. Glowacki v. North Western Ohio Ry. & Power Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1927
  4. Zahniser v. Pennsylvania Torpedo Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
  5. State v. DoddsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1903

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. State v. ReppertWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1949
  2. Wright v. ValanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1947
  3. Cozine v. Hawaiian Catamaran, Ltd.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1966
  4. Saena v. Zenith Optical Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1951
  5. Keffer v. Logan Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1956

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