Lannerd v. Burnam

Litz, Judge:

This is a suit for the removal of cloud on title to real estate, partition of the lands involved, and an accounting between the parties as cotenants. The circuit court,- having overruled demurrer to the bill, “on request of the defendants, of its'own motion” certifies to this Court the questions arising on said demurrer.

The bill alleges that John Alexander and Samuel Alexander acquired, by deed of March-2d, 1868, a tract of 328-acres of land known as Lot “ C ” in the division of the ‘ ‘ Steele 27,000 acre survey,” situate in Malden’District, Kanawha County, West Virginia; that…