Tingler v. Lahti
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Hancock County. Action by E. M. Tingler against Frank Lahti. Judgment against defendant before a justice of the peace was affirmed on appeal to the circuit court, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Lores, Judge:
Plaintiff in error, defendant below, by this writ challenges the regularity of the proceedings terminating in the judgment rendered against him in the circuit court upon his appeal from a like judgment of a justice before whom the action was brought. The irregularities urged are: (1) Lack-of the usual, though informal, pleadings, oral or written, either before the justice or in the circuit court; (2) the speculative nature of the testimony of the witness Decker with regard to the extent of the injury sued for; (3) failure of the court to direct a verdict for the defendant; (4)…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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