Mahaffey v. J. L. Rumbarger Lumber Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Grant County. Action by J. W. Mahaffey against the J. L. Rumbarger Lumber Company. From a‘judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
San o ers, Presid ent :
This is an action of trespass on the case, instituted in the circuit court of Grant county, by J. W. Mahaffey against the J. L. Rumbarger Lumber Company, which resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff, and after an unsuccessful motion for a new trial, the case is brought here for review upon a writ of error and mp&esedeas.
The plaintiff’s cause of action, as stated in -his declaration, is that the defendant was, at the time of the commission of the injuries complained of, the owner of the timber, or a portion thereof, standing upon a tract of land in…
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