Harbert v. Monongahela River Railroad
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Harrison County. Action by Sampson Harbert against the Monongahela Eiver Eailroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff before a justice was affirmed on certiorari, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
POI'EENB ARGER, JüDGE:
Sampson Harbert instituted a civil action against the Monon-*254gabela River Railroad Company in December, 1899, before a justice of the peace of Harrison County, for the recovery of damages for the loss of two horses, a wagon and some other' property, predicating the claim upon the alleged negligence of said railroad company. The trial was by jury and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for two hundred and seventy dollars. Exceptions were taken and a motion to set aside the verdict was overruled and judgment entered. A writ of certiorari was obtained by the defendant…
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