Long v. Pocahontas Consolidated Collieries Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Mercer County. Action by J. A. Long against the Pocahontas Consolidated Collieries Company. Verdict for plaintiff, and from a judgment setting aside the verdict, and awarding defendant a new trial, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, President:
This writ of error was awarded plaintiff to the judgment of the circuit court setting aside the verdict of the jury in his favor for ten thousand dollars and awarding defendant a new trial.
The record does not clearly disclose the ground or grounds upon which defendant was awarded a new trial. Of the grounds assigned the following only are now urged or relied on in support of the judgment: (1) the refusal of the court to give instructions 1A, 4 and 5 as propounded by defendant; (2) that the verdict was contrary to the law and the evidence. And as probably covered by these…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lawson v. Williamson Coal & Coke Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
- Lemay v. Springfield Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Long v. CampbellWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1893
- State v. HoodWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
- Davisson v. FordWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Bond v. City of HuntingtonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
- Payne v. KinderWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1962
- Jones v. ShipleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1940
- Oil Service Co. v. Detroit Fidelity & Surety Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1928
- Lemasters v. Board of Education of Grant DistrictWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1928
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