Richmond v. City of Hinton

Maxwell, Judge:

On this certification attention is directed to the declaration in an action for damages by Lewis Richmond,' plaintiff, against the city of Hinton, a municipal corporation, and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, a corporation, defendants, instituted in the circuit court of Summers County. The court overruled the defendants’ demurrer to the declaration.

Plaintiff’s suit is for $15,000.00 alleged to be the aimount of damage to his property situated on Main Street in said city, resulting from the defendants’ interference with access thereto. Formerly, this street crossed the…