Legal Opinion
Major v. Shaver
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 18, 1951No. 10320PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants sued to compel conveyance to them of interests in certain West Virginia mineral land, or rights, to which appellee has legal title, and for an accounting. The complaint included substantially the following allegations. Appellants and appellee claimed interests in the property before 1932 but there was a cloud on their title. They all agreed that appellee should try to clear the title “for the benefit of all”. Ap-pellee arranged to clear the title but had it put in her own name alone. At various times between 1940 and 1946 she promised to convey to the appellants their rightful…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Russell v. ToddSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Starkweather v. JennerSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Reed v. BachmanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
- Brown v. McGrawWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1925
- Horton v. HortonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1934
3Cited by15 opinions
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- American University Park Citizens Ass'n v. BurkaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Clark v. ClarkDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Szuch v. LewisDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1960
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