 CHARLESTON, W.Va. AP _ City Holding Co. CHCO on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of 28.7 million. The Charleston, West Virginia-based bank said it had earnings of 1.78 per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 1.05 per share. The bank holding company for City National Bank of West Virginia posted revenue of 81.6 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was 73.8 million, also beating Street forecasts. City Holding shares have dropped 17 since the beginning of the year. The stock has decreased 13 in the last 12 months. ___ This story was generated by Automated Insights using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CHCO at 