Henry v. Haymond
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Harrison County. Suit by Matilda 0. Henry and others against Susan M. Hay-mond and others. From a decree for defendants, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, Judge:
Claiming to be aggrieved by a decree of the circuit court of Harrison county entered on the 9th of October, 1914, dismissing their suit, brought for the purpose of compelling partition of certain lands devised by James Y. Hornor to his daughter Mary R. Hornor, who afterwards intermarried with Nathan Goff, Sr., and died without 'issue, plaintiffs have appealed.
They claim title, as children and grandchildren of brothers and sisters of the half blood, of Mary R. Goff, under the will of James Y. Hornor, deceased, a proper construction of which, they contend, gave Mary R. Goff a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Couch v. EasthamWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1887
- Bell's Admr. v. HumphreyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1874
- Cresap v. CresapWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1890
- Houser v. RuffnerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1881
- Couch v. EasthamWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1911
3Cited by7 opinions
- Weiss v. SotoWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1957
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- Tallman v. LaddCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1925
- Kearns v. RoushWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1929
- Bank of Raleigh v. ThompsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1986
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