Legal Opinion

Stewart v. Ohio River R.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided February 2, 1895PublishedCited by 7 opinions

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…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Atlas Engine Works v. RandallIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  2. Naylor v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
  3. Knight v. CooperWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1892
  4. Johnson v. Ches. & Ohio R'y Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1893

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Richards v. Riverside Iron WorksWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Fulton v. Crosby & Beckley Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
  3. Soward v. American Car Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Yeater v. Jennings Oil Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1914
  5. Seldomridge v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1899

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