Jones v. Riverside Bridge Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Ohio County. Action by James M. Jones against the Biverside Bridge Company. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
POEEBNBARGER, JUDGE:
On this writ of error to a judgment for $1,016.67, the amount of a verdict rendered, the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict was raised by a request for a peremptory instruc*375tion to find for the defendant. The principle, governing the disposition of the assignment of error founded npon the refusal of that instruction, will solve most of the other questions presented.
The plaintiff below was injured by the fall of a board, while employed in and about the work of constructing a building, several stories high, in the city of Wheeling. The action was not brought…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Griffen v. . ManiceNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Snyder v. Wheeling Electrical Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
- Judson v. Giant Powder Co.California Supreme Court · 1895
- State v. CliffordWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1906
- Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1890
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Weiss v. SotoWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1957
- Wright v. ValanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1947
- Hall v. Nello Teer CompanyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1974
- Laurent v. United Fuel Gas Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1926
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