HARPER v. COOK

No. 10626.

82 S.E.2d 427 (1954)

HARPER v. COOK.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided June 1, 1954.

Dissenting Opinion June 11, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fletcher W. Mann, Beckley, for plaintiff in error.

Ezra H. Lilly, Madison, for defendant in error.


GIVEN, President.

Plaintiff, Billy Harper, an infant, who sues by his next friend, instituted his action against defendant, R. L. Cook, doing business as Cook Lumber Company, in the Circuit Court of Boone County, for recovery of damages resulting from burns to his feet incurred at a sawmill owned and operated by defendant. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $7,500. The circuit court denied a motion...

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