Hill v. Vencill
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Nicholas County. Suit by Henry Hill and others against H. G. Vencill and others. Decree for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Lively, Judge:
The decree brought here by plaintiffs below responded to the prayer of the bill for the partition of 408 acres of land in Nicholas County, allotted to them and defendants their respective portions and appointed commissioners to execute it. The only cause for complaint by appellants is the- adjudication as to the timber of the tract, the decree awarding all of the timber to defendants, Guinn and Vencill.
Whatever interest the parties may have in the timber on the lands depends upon the significance of the terms used in the conveyance of July 12, 1902, by which Henry Hill and Kate…
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