Godbey v. City of Bluefield
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Mercer County. Action by Eliza J. Godbey against the City of Bluefield. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
POFFENBARG-ER, JUDGE:
A judgment for $986.00, rendered by the circuit court of Mercer county, against the City -of Bluefield, in favor of Eliza J. Godbey, for damages to .her house and lot, occasioned by filling the street in front of it, to the extent of about four feet, is the subject matter of this writ of error; and the complaint is that the court <3rred in admitting evidence, giving instructions and refusing to set aside the verdict, for insufficiency of evidence.
To prove the public character of the street, the raising of which is alleged to have wrought injury to the plaintiff's…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Henry v. Ohio River R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1895
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- Talbott v. KingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1889
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