Legal Opinion

Bowyer v. Seymour

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided April 27, 1878PublishedCited by 29 opinions

An appeal witli sitpersedeas, granted upon petition of John Bowyer, from and to a judgment of the circuit court of Putnam county, rendered on the 23d day of April, 1874, in an action of unlawful detainer, in which said John Bowyer was plaintiff, and Seymour Seymour et al. were defendants. Hon. Joseph Smith, judge of the seventh judicial circuit, rendered the judgment complained of. The facts of the case sufficiently appear in the opinion of the Court.

1Opinion of the CourtHaymomd, Judge

This is a case of unlawful detainer, commenced and prosecuted by the plaintiff in the circuit court of the county of Putnam against the defendants, to recover possession of the tract of land described in the summons issued in the cause. The proceeding is based upon chapter 89 of the Code of 1868 of this State. The'summons in the case was issued in pursuance of provisions of said chapter of the Code on the 15th day of August, 1873; and was made returnable to the first day of the next October term of circuit court of said county of Putnam, and was against Jesse F. Tainter, Seymour Seymour and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Palmer v. OakleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1847
  2. Folts v. HuntleyNew York Supreme Court · 1831

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Patterson v. PattersonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Bank v. AtkinsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1889
  3. Bennett v. BennettWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1892
  4. Livey v. WintonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1887
  5. Smith v. TurleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1889

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