Donahue v. Rafferty
West Virginia Supreme Court
Case Certified from Circuit Court, Lewis County. Bill by P. J. Donahue, Bishop, etc., against Gertrude Mc-Gann Rafferty and others. Demurrer to the bill overruled and case certified.
1Opinion of the Court
Lynch, Judge :
The bill is here by certification under §1 of chapter 135 of the Code upon its sufficiency challenged by demurrer, overruled, on two grounds. The object sought is the compulsion of the defendant, Gertrude McGann Rafferty, to comply with tvhat purports to be a written memorandum signed by her of a contract to purchase lots 3, 2, 9 and 10 in a subdivision of real estate in Weston, W. Va., sold at public auction December 2, 1916, and of which the plaintiff, “Rt. Rev. P. J. Don-hue, Bishop of Wheeling”, alleges that at the time of the sale he was absolute owner in fee.
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