Christian v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error- to Circuit Court, Greenbrier County. Action by A. H. Christian against the Chesapeake &'Ohio Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
MasoN, Judge:
A. H. Christian owned two horses. They were struck by a railroad train. One of them was injured and the other killed. The accident occurred on the night of August 12, 1912. Suit was brought by the plaintiff against the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company before a justice of the peace. The justice rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant appealed the ease to the circuit court of'G-reenbrier County, and plaintiff obtained judgment for $160.00, and the case was brought to this court upon writ of error.
The horses were grazing along the railroad and strayed on to the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hawker v. B. &. O. R. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1879
- Talbott v. West Virginia C. & P. R'y Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
- Maynard v. Norfolk & W. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1895
- Harvey Coal & Coke Co. v. Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1911
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