Stewart v. Ohio River R.
West Virginia Supreme Court
cited 36 W-Ya. 397; Bisb. Non-Oont. Law, § 665; 100 U. S. 213; 129 Mass. 268; 45 Am. Rep. 598. cited 30 W. Ya. 798.
1Opinion of the Court
En&lish, Judge :
This was an action of trespass on the. case brought on tbe 17th day of June, 1893, in tbe Circuit Court of Wayne conty, by T. H. Stewart against tbe Ohio River Railroad Company, to recover ten thousand dollars damages, to which the-plaintiff claimed tobe entitled by reason of injuries received by him in consequence of being thrown from- a band car on which be was riding and helping to operate, which- accident he claims was caused by the negligence of the section foreman, who wras riding on the same hand car, in suddenly applying the brakes, thereby causing said hand car to…
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