Legal Opinion

Dorsey v. Dorsey

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided April 29, 1930No. 6724PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hatcher, Judge:

Defendants, J. W. Taylor and J. B. Wolfe, purchased the timber on the Joseph Dorsey 31% acre tract and the A. E. Drennan 35 acre tract. In this proceeding, plaintiffs seek to enjoin the transportation across their lands of the timber from these two tracts. The lower court denied permanent relief to the plaintiffs.

The 31%-Acre Tract.

The plaintiffs own two tracts containing 65 acres and 45 acres. In addition to the 31% acres, Joseph Dorsey owns a tract of 95 acres. John D. Dorsey is the remote grantor of the 65, the 45, and the 95 acre tracts. The first two tracts lie between the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Shaver v. EdgellWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1900
  2. Schmoele v. BetzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
  3. Miller v. SkaggsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1917
  4. Robertson v. Bertha Mineral Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1920
  5. McNeil v. KennedyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1921

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Cobb v. DaughertyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2010
  2. County Court of Harrison County v. West Virginia Air Service, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1948
  3. Henline v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1936
  4. National Lead Company v. Kanawha Block CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1968
  5. Lilly v. BowlingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1938

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