Bower v. Virginian Ry. Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Baleigh County. Action by B. L. Bower against the Virginian Bailway Company. On an order sustaining á demurrer to the complaint, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
"WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT:
This is' an action to recover damages for the killing of plaintiff’s horse. It was originally tried before a justice of the peace and plaintiff recovered judgment for '$125, and costs. The defendant appealed to the circuit court of Kaleigh county, and a trial was there had on the 14th day of April, 1908. Defendant demurred to plaintiff’s -evidence, and the jury returned a verdict fixing the amount of damages at $150, subject to the issue of law to be determined by the court. On the 18th of April the court sustained the demurrer and gave costs to defendant, but failed to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Corley v. CorleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1903
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