Legal Opinion

Goshorn v. Steward

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1879PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Writ of error and supersedeas to a judgment of the n^unicipal court of Wheeling, rendered on the 19th day of December, 1877, wherein William S. Goshorn was plaintiff, and Thomas E. Steward and others were defendants, allowed upon the petition of said defendants. Hon. Gibson L. Cranmer, judge of the municipal court of "Wheeling, rendered the judgment complained of.

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Writ of error and supersedeas to a judgment of the n^unicipal court of Wheeling, rendered on the 19th day of December, 1877, wherein William S. Goshorn was plaintiff, and Thomas E. Steward and others were defendants, allowed upon the petition of said defendants. Hon. Gibson L. Cranmer, judge of the municipal court of "Wheeling, rendered the judgment complained of. The facts of the case are fully stated in the opinion of the Court. cited the following authorities : 4 H. & M. 161; 11 Geo. II, ch. 19, §14; 2 Mat. Dig. 690 and notes; 2 Stark Ev. 854; Id. 853 ; Code, ch. 93, §7; 5 Oregon 423; 49…

1Opinion of the CourtMoore, Judge

This cause is presented upon a supersedeas to the judgment of the municipal court of Wheeling, rendered on the 19th day of December, 1877, in an action in assump-sit for use and occupation by the defendants of a certain messuage and premises, with the appurtenances belonging to the plaintiff. The case was submitted to a jury, which found a verdict for the plaintiff, and assessed his damages at $254.28. Defendants moved the court to set aside the verdict and grant them a new trial, which motion the court overruled, and rendered a judgment for the plaintiff for the $254.28 damages, with…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. The BANK OF COLUMBIA v. PATTERSON’S Adm’rSupreme Court of the United States · 1813
  2. Williams v. ShermanNew York Supreme Court · 1831
  3. Hall v. . Western Transportation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1866

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Lawson v. Williamson Coal & Coke Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Kirby v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1921
  3. Howell v. BehlerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Kirby v. United States Ex Rel. Crow TribeSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  5. Sandusky v. Oil Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1907

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