William James' Sons Co. v. Crouch
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Baleigh County. Action by the William James’ Sons Company against E. P. Crouch and another. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error .
1Opinion of the Court
POEEENBARGER, PRESIDENT :
' Having introduced no evidence except certified copies of a certain grant, the defendants in this action of ejectment demurred to the plaintiff’s evidence, and the court, being of the opinion that the evidence was sufficient in law to sustain a verdict for the plaintiff, overruled the demurrer and rendered judgment for it upon the conditional verdict fixing the location and boundaries of the land.
In support of their demurrer, the plaintiffs in error charge defects in the paper title of the plaintiff and insufficiency of the evidence to prove the land in controversy…
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