Legal Opinion

Taylor v. Chesapeake & O. R'y Co.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 21, 1896PublishedCited by 8 opinions

cited 1 Campb. 493; 2 Cush. 347; 88 Ga. 210; 46 Mich. 466; 75 Tex. 310; 110 Ind. 100; 35 N. E. Rep. 716; 66 Iowa, 346. cited 17 Wall. 553; 16 Lea, 391; 5 N. Y. S. 244; 1 Black. Comm. 429; 3 Black. Comm. 142.

1Opinion of the Court

Holt, President:

On writ of error to judgment rendered by the Circuit Court of Cabell county on the 10th day of December, 1894, in favor of plaintiff, Taylor, against the defendant company, for three hundred and fifty dollars, on demurrer to the evidence by the latter.

The evidence set forth in the demurrer shows: That Samuel W. Taylor, deceased, was the son of plaintiff, J. A. Taylor. He was seventeen years of age; had earned *705from thirty dollars to forty dollars per month, which was used by the father in helping to support his family. On the night of the 16th day of December, 1898, the son…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Fort Wayne, Cincinnati & Louisville Railway Co. v. BeyerleIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
  2. L. & N. R. R. v. WillisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1885
  3. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. RedekerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
  4. Sawyer v. SauerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1873

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Armstrong v. StoneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1852
  2. Barker v. SaundersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1935
  3. Adkins v. Hope Engineering & Supply Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1917
  4. Virginian Ry. Co. v. ArmentroutCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1946
  5. Byrd v. Sabine Collieries Corp.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1922

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