Smith v. Ledsome
West Virginia Supreme Court
Case certified from Circuit Court, Roane County. Suit by Claude Smith against William Ledsome and others. A demurrer was sustained to plaintiff’s bill, and questions were certified.
1Opinion of the Court
Lively, Judge :
Having sustained a general demurrer to plaintiff’s bill, the circuit court certified his action in SO' doing 'for review; and has certified other questions which do not arise upon the demurrer. Under sec. 1 of chap. 135, Code, any question arising upon a challenge to the sufficiency of the pleadings may be certified to this court for its decision. The demurrer challenges the sufficiency of the bill, and the only question proper to be certified is whether the bill states a case for equitable relief.
The bill is for partition of certain lands in the county of Roane, an interest in…
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