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McKelvey v. Ches. & Ohio R'y Co.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 12, 1891PublishedCited by 45 opinions

cited 28 Ga. 237; 9 Fed. Bep. 65 ; 53 Midi. 63, 76; 31 W. Va. 149 ; Id. 685; 76 Pa. St. 389 ; 100 U. S. 225 ; 110 Mass. 240; Whar. Neg. (2d Ed.) § 221; Wood Mas. & Serv. §§ 378-380; 21 Kan. 484, 503 ; 116 Ind. 144; 1 Work Pr. § 683; Thom.

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cited 28 Ga. 237; 9 Fed. Bep. 65 ; 53 Midi. 63, 76; 31 W. Va. 149 ; Id. 685; 76 Pa. St. 389 ; 100 U. S. 225 ; 110 Mass. 240; Whar. Neg. (2d Ed.) § 221; Wood Mas. & Serv. §§ 378-380; 21 Kan. 484, 503 ; 116 Ind. 144; 1 Work Pr. § 683; Thom. Pr. § 372; 73 Mich. 331; 41 Kan. 528; 43 Kan. 399. cited ; 24 W. Va. 37 ; Wood B’y Law § 371 ; 27 W. Va. 75, 285 ; 30 W. Va. 798 ; 31 W. Va. 152 ; Id. 662; Id. 370; 117 H. S. 621; 29 W. Va. 107; 21 G-ratt. 800 ; 1 W. Va. 219; 7 W. Va. 725 ; 8 W. Va. 320 ; 27 W. Va. 75 ; 24 W. Va. 42, 61; Abb. Trial Brief §§ 50, 51, 54; 2 Thomp. Trials §§ 2674, 2688 ; 1 Bob.…

1Opinion of the Court

BRANNON, JüDS-E ;

This case was tried before a special judge in the Circuit Court of Payette county, and resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff of ten thousand dollars in an action brought by Ella McKelvey, administratrix of Theodore P. McKelvey, deceased, against the Chesapeake and Ohio Bailway Company, to recover damages for the death of Theodore P. McKelvey caused by an explosion of the boiler of a locomotive, of which said McKelvey was engineer. The defendant brought the case here.

The first question is, Did the Court err in admitting certain evidence of John Calliney ? He…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Hough v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. Kerr v. LunsfordWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Burleson v. BurlesonTexas Supreme Court · 1866
  4. Conroy v. Vulcan Iron WorksSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
  5. McMechen v. McMechenWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1881

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Snyder v. Wheeling Electrical Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Overton v. FieldsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1960
  3. State v. TaylorWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Parkersburg Industrial Co. v. SchultzWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1913

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