McHugh v. First Huntington National Bank

Riley, Judge:

In this action for personal injuries, plaintiff prosecutes writ of error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Cabell County in favor of the defendant, based upon a jury verdict.

The case was before this Court on a prior writ of error, and it is reported in 118 W. Va. 700, 191 S. E. 844. On the former trial, the circuit court directed a verdict in defendant’s favor on the ground that the plaintiff’s opening statement showed he was not entitled to recover. The opening statement disclosed that defendant’s building manager, shortly before the accident, informed plaintiff that the…