City of Charleston ex rel. Peck v. Dawson
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Kanawha County. Action by the City of Charleston, on the relation of Elijah Peck, against Howard Dawson and Mose Pushkin. Judgment for defendants on a directed verdict, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Ritz, Judge:
In this action, brought for the purpose of recovering damages for the death of Edwin Peck, resulting from the alleged negligent discharge of a pistol in the hands of the defendant Dawson, a judgment Avas rendered upon a directed verdict in favor of the defendant, to review which this writ of error is prosecuted.
The defendant Dawson was a police lieutenant of the city of Charleston. On the evening of the 20th of May, 1917, upon a complaint made before the police judge of said city; a warrant was issued for the arrest of Edwin Peck upon a charge of unlawfully and feloniously…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Jones v. Riverside Bridge Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1912
3Cited by6 opinions
- Thiele v. StateColorado Court of Appeals · 1972
- Fleming v. HartrickWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1926
- United States v. FolkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1952
- City of Charleston Ex Rel. Peck v. DawsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1924
- State Ex Rel. Ashworth v. BibbWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1933
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