Legal Opinion

Spicer v. Chesapeake & O. R'y Co.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 13, 1890PublishedCited by 38 opinions

cited 15 W. Va. 629 ; 27 W. Va. 163; 30 W. Va. 228 P’ts 4, 5, 6, Syll.; 10 S. W. Rep. 342. cited: 19 Am.' & Eng. R. R. Cas. 344; 100 Mass. 208 ; 10 Ga. 207; 71 Ill. 500; 19 Am. & Eng. R. R. Cas. 83; 62 Md. 479 ; 30 Gratt. 602 ; 8 Am. & Eng. R. R. Cas. 217; 97 Mass. 276; 15 Am. & Eng. R. R. Cas. 439 ; 83 Va. 577; Slier. & Redf. Neg. § 471, 476; 95 II. S.' 697; 62 la. 624; 17 N. W. Rep. 878; 59 Mich. 257; 42 N. Y. 468; 6 R. I. 211; 19 Am. & Eng.

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cited 15 W. Va. 629 ; 27 W. Va. 163; 30 W. Va. 228 P’ts 4, 5, 6, Syll.; 10 S. W. Rep. 342. cited: 19 Am.' & Eng. R. R. Cas. 344; 100 Mass. 208 ; 10 Ga. 207; 71 Ill. 500; 19 Am. & Eng. R. R. Cas. 83; 62 Md. 479 ; 30 Gratt. 602 ; 8 Am. & Eng. R. R. Cas. 217; 97 Mass. 276; 15 Am. & Eng. R. R. Cas. 439 ; 83 Va. 577; Slier. & Redf. Neg. § 471, 476; 95 II. S.' 697; 62 la. 624; 17 N. W. Rep. 878; 59 Mich. 257; 42 N. Y. 468; 6 R. I. 211; 19 Am. & Eng. R. R. Cas. 98-101; 40 Ohio St. 121, 124; 103 Ind. 27; 2 Tliomp. Tr. § 1803, 1804; 55 Ill. 386; 95 IT. S. 597 ; 114IJ. S. 615; 33 Ind. 335 ; 99 Am. Dec.…

1Opinion of the Court

Brannon, Judge:

This was an action of trespass on the case in the Circuit Court of Cabell county by Lncetta Spicer, administratrix *515of Nicholas Spicer, against tlie Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, to recover damages for the death of her son Nicholas Spicer. The trial of the case resulted in a verdict and j udgment for the defendant, and said administratrix brings this writ of error.

The first point complained of in this Court is that the court refused the plaintiff’s instructions Nos. 2 and 3.

“Instruction No. 2. If the jury believe from the evidence that there was a safe way and an unsafe way…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Railroad Company v. HoustonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Randall v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  3. Illinois Central Railroad v. GodfreyIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
  4. Hawker v. B. &. O. R. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1879
  5. Bell v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1880

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. MeansIndiana Court of Appeals · 1914
  2. Carrico v. W. Va. Cent. & Pa. R'y. Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Raines v. Chesapeake & O. R'y Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1894
  4. Poling v. Ohio River R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1893
  5. Alabama Power Co. v. BassSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928

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