Legal Opinion

Armentrout v. Virginian Ry. Co.

District Court, S.D. West Virginia

Decided August 16, 1947No. Civil Action No. 550PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

72 F.Supp. 997 (1947)

ARMENTROUT

v.

VIRGINIAN RY. CO.

Civil Action No. 550.

District Court, S. D. West Virginia.

August 16, 1947.

Lilly & Lilly, of Charleston, W. Va., for plaintiff.

John R. Pendleton, of Princeton, W. Va., and Fletcher W. Mann, of Beckley, W. Va., for defendant.

MOORE, District Judge.

The first trial of this case resulted in a hung jury. At the second trial the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $100,000. On appeal the Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the case and remanded it for a new trial. 4 Cir., 158 F.2d 358. It was tried a third time and at the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. McDonald v. PlessSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  3. Barry v. EdmundsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  4. United States v. ReidSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
  5. Clarke v. . Eighth Ave. R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1924

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Frankel v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Plourd v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1973
  3. Thomas F. Maher v. Isthmian Steamship CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
  4. Board of Com'rs of Dona Ana County v. GardnerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1953
  5. Raines v. New York Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970

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