Legal Opinion

Taylor v. Ohio River R'y Co.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 21, 1891PublishedCited by 12 opinions

cited 31 W. Ya. 366; Ereem. Jdgmts. §§ 495, 521; 34 ~W. Ya. 207. cited 31 "Wl Ya. 366.

1Opinion of the Court

Brannon, J udge :

Adam Taylor recovered judgment before a justice of Mason county against the Ohio River Railroad Company upon the verdict of a jury, and the case went to the Circuit Court hy certiorari; and, the judgment having been there affirmed, the company brought the case to this Court.

The point of error assigned against the judgment is that the return of service upon the president of the summons to answer the action, while it shows such service to have been made in Mason county, does not show that is the county of his residence. The Code (Ed. 1887,) c. 50, s. 34, reads as follows:

“ (34)…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Capehart v. CunninghamWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1878
  2. Railway Co. v. RyanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1888

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania R. R. v. RogersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1903
  2. Adkins v. Globe Fire InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Jones v. CrimWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Hopkins v. Baltimore & O. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
  5. C. & O. Ry. Co. v. WrightWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1902

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