West v. Adams
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to circuit court, Gloucester county. Action of unlawful detainer by Susan G. Adams and husband against Charles A. West to recover possession of oyster grounds. There was a judgmentin favor of plaintiff Susan G. Adams, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
The first error assigned in the petition is that the motion to quash the summons and the sheriff’s return thereon should have been sustained. In oral argument so much of this assignment of error as related to the motion to quash the sheriff’s return was abandoned. • The ground relied on here for quashing the summons is that it (the summons) was brought to recover possession of an interest in the land which was the separate estate of the female plaintiff, and that her husband, who is united with her “for conformity,” as stated in the summons, was an improper party. The husband was an improper…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Norfolk & Western Railroad v. DoughertySupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
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