Ashley v. Kanawha Valley Traction Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Kanawha County. Action by Allie F. Ashley, administratrix, against the Kanawha Valley Traction Co. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Sanders, Judge:
This writ of error is to a judgment of the circuit court of Kanawha county, rendered in an action brought by Allie E. *308Ashley, administratrix of John J. Ashley, deceased, against the Kanawha Yalley Traction Company, to recover damages for the alleged wrongful and negligent killing of said John J. Ashley by the defendant company. The circuit court excluded the plaintiff’s evidence, directed a verdict for the defendant, and entered judgment dismissing the action.
The question to be determined in reviewing the judgment of the circuit court,'is whether or not the defendant is…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad v. Van SteinburgMichigan Supreme Court · 1868
- Jackson v. Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
- Richmond Railway & Electric Co. v. GarthrightSupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
- Indianapolis Street Railway Co. v. SchmidtIndiana Court of Appeals · 1904
- Bass' Administrator v. Norfolk Railway & Light Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1901
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