Legal Opinion

Brown Oil Co. v. Caldwell

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 14, 1891PublishedCited by 11 opinions

cited 11 G-ratt. 149; 6 Pet. 477 (500); 13 Pick. 261; 95 N. C. 137; 1 Warv. Vend. 380; 32 W. Va. 488; 22 W. Va. 1; 72 N. Y. 95; 6 Bans. 18; IK Y. 102; 66 Barb. 347 ; 16 K Y. 359; 51 K Y. 656; 3 Wash. Real Prop. (4th Ed.) 402; 6 NY, 348; 66 Tex. 543. cited Ang. Watt. Con. (7th Ed.) 19, 23; 12 Johns. 252; 2 Wheat. 205 ; 16 Me. 357; 5 K H. 520; Taylor (K C.) 190; 29 W. Ya. 323; Hutch. Land Titles §§ 544, 547 ; 21 How. (H. S.) 365; 23 Wall. 46.

1Opinion of the Court

Brannon, Judse:

On a bill presented by the Brown Oil Company against R. G. Caldwell and others to the judge of the Circuit Court of Pleasants county, an injunction was awarded restraining the defendants from constructing derricks, boring any well or entering or trespassing upon certain premises of the plaintifl described in the bill; and, the judge having overruled a motion to dissolve the injunction, the defendants appealed to this Court.

On 26th October, 1887, George Hendricks and wife conveyed to Elizabeth Jones three tracts of land, Hos. 1, 2, 3 ; and on 27th March, 1890, Elizabeth Jones…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Western Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. Peytona Cannel Coal Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1875
  2. Watson v. PetersMichigan Supreme Court · 1873
  3. Barre v. FlemingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1887
  4. Camden v. CreelWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1870
  5. Winslow v. PattenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1852

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Stewart v. . TurneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
  2. Clayton v. County CourtWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
  3. Kelley's Creek & Northwestern Railroad v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1943
  4. State v. HeroldWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Myers v. BlandWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1916

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