Legal Opinion

Wood v. City of Hinton

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 31, 1900PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Error to Circuit Court, Summers County. Action by D. C. Wood & Co. against the city of Hinton. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

Dent, Judge:

D. C. Wood & Co., plaintiffs, sued the city of Hinton, defendant, in the circuit court of Summers County, and recovered a judgment for $-. Defendant obtained a writ of error. The whole questioned involved rises on the demurrer to the declaration which is as follows: “State of West Virginia, County of Summers — ss.: In the circuit court thereof. D. C. Wood and W. H. Griffith, partners in trade under the firm name and style of D. C. Wood & Co., complain of the city of Hinton, a municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of West Virginia, of a plea…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Baumgartner v. HastyIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  2. Spilman v. City of ParkersburgWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Mendel & Co. v. City of WheelingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1886
  4. Brown"s Adm'r v. Town of GuyandotteWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1890
  5. Meeker v. Van RensselaerNew York Supreme Court · 1836

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  2. Sharon Steel Corp. v. City of FairmontWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Lindemann v. City of KenoshaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1932
  4. Wickstrom v. City of LaramieWyoming Supreme Court · 1927
  5. Harman v. City of ParsonsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1917

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