Wright v. Carson
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Roanoke in an action of ejectment. Judgment for the plaintiffs. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action of ejectment brought by Carson and Warwick against Wright, to recover a lot of land situated in the city of Roanoke.
The plaintiffs, to maintain the issue upon their part introduced a deed from the Janette Land Company to them of August, 1890. The defendant admitted that the land company traced its title back to the Commonwealth of Virginia, and was on the 25th of August, 1890, in possession of and owned said land in fee, and that on that day, by its deed, it conveyed the lot to the plaintiffs; that at the .date of the institution…
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