Legal Opinion
Brown v. Western Maryland Ry. Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided October 24, 1922PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ritz, Judge:
This suit was instituted for the purpose of recovering damages for the breach of an alleged contract to construct a side track for the plaintiffs. Upon the trial of the case the court directed the jury to return a verdict in favor of the defendant, upon which verdict the judgment complained of on this writ of error was rendered.
Prior to the 6th of April, 1912, the plaintiffs owned a sawmill in the city of Elkins. They were also the owners of a considerable body of timber situate about eight miles from said city of Elkins. It was their practice in the conduct of their business to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Sanders v. Pottlitzer Bros. Fruit Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Davis & Co. v. MorganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Shriner v. CraftSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
- Drummond v. CraneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- Macfarland v. HeimSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Bischoff v. FrancesaWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1949
- State Ex Rel. Coral Pools, Inc. v. KnappWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1963
- Blair v. DickinsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1949
- Power Service Corporation v. JoslinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
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