Legal Opinion

Lawson v. Dye

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 4, 1928No. 5911PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lively, President:

Lawson’s one-ton Ford truck collided with Dye’s Studebaker touring car and Lawson sued for damages to Ms truck, which as shown by the bill for repairs, amounted to a little over $132.00. The negligence charged is that Farnsworth, the driver of Dye’s car, was running at an excessive speed, and that when the two ears were approaching each other at a short distance apart, he turned his ear to the left, instead of turning to the right, thereby negligently bringing about the collision. The jury found for defendant and judgment was entered accordingly from which Lawson prosecutes…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Woodell v. West Virginia Improvement Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1893
  2. Skene v. GrahamSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1915
  3. Shupe v. RodolfCalifornia Supreme Court · 1921
  4. Swiger v. RunnionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1922

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Graham v. WristonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1961
  2. Walker v. RobertsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1956
  3. Lawrence v. NelsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1960
  4. Bragg v. C. I. Whitten Transfer Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1943
  5. Reilley v. ByardWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1961

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