Big Kanawha Co. v. Jones

Defendant appealed from a judgment in plaintiff’s favor in an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the deceased husband of plaintiff, which she says were occasioned by defendant’s negligence.- The appellee moved to dismiss the appeal because it was not prayed' for within the period of five days from the time judgment was rendered, as our statute controlling appeals prescribes. There is an exhaustive and interesting discussion by respective counsel upon this motion in the briefs, but since the questions argued are-, under our present statute, of no practical importance,…