Legal Opinion

Price v. Chesapeake & O. R.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided April 22, 1899PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Error to Circuit Court, Fayette County. Action by William M. Price against tbe Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

BraNNON, Judge:

This is a writ of error from a judgment of the circuit court of Fayette County in an action of trespass on the case by William M. Price against the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company, which writ of error was obtained by said company. In July, 1895, Price came to Charleston from some point below that city, and, being utterly without any means, and «Desiring to get to Virginia, he applied to the county court of Kanawha for transportation to Hinton. The sheriff, under the direction of the court, procured for Price a ticket from Charleston to Hinton, ninety miles. *539Price showed bis…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hibbard v. . N.Y. and Erie R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1857
  2. McCreery's Adm'x v. Ohio River R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
  3. McKay v. Ohio River RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1890
  4. Fisher v. West Virginia & P. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
  5. Webb v. Big Kanawha & O. R. Packet Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1897

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. BlankenshipWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1952
  2. State v. DoddsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1903
  3. Farish & Co. v. ReigleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1854
  4. Rhoades v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1901
  5. Robinson v. LoweWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1901

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