Lilly v. Claypool
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Logan County. Bill by W. R. Lilly, guardian, against John W. Claypool and others. From the decree, the guardian and infant appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
McWhorter, President:
W. R. Lilly, guardian of John W. Claypool, an infant, instituted in the circuit court of Logan county summary proceedings under chapter 83 of the Code, to sell the timber on two tracts of land, the property of said infant, containing 229 and 310 acres respectively in said county devised tó him by the will of his father, Robert Claypool; said guardian representing in his petition that a creditor’s suit was pending to enforce the collection of debts due the creditors of said testator and that the said creditors were willing that the timber should be sold to satisfy their…
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