Chilton v. White
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to the Circuit Court, Logan' County. Action by J. E. Chilton against Anderson White and others. ' Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, Judge:
This action of unlawful entry and detainer was brought by J. E. Chilton against Anderson White and others in the circuit court of Logan county tp recover possession of 23,647% ' acres of land. It was tried by the court in lieu of a jury, and resulted in a finding and judgment in favor of defendants, and plaintiff obtained this writ of error.
The land is composed of contiguous tracts, and the description in the writ is by exterior boundary lines of the whole. Defendants disclaimed possession, and the right to possession, of all of the land except a tract of 842% acres which lies…
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