Mitchell v. Cornell
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Wood County. Suit by Lillian Mitchell, as administratrix, against John Cornell and others. Decree for plaintiff, and defendants S. L. Anderson, administrator, and others, appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Ritz, President :
This appeal seeks reversal of a decree of the circuit court of Wood county, which decreed to sale, in satisfaction of a judgment in favor of plaintiff’s intestate against John Cornell, a tract of 16% acres of land lying near the city of Parkersburg, claimed by the heirs of J. A. Anderson, upon the ground that said tract of land was really the property of said John Cornell, and was concealed in the name of J. A. Anderson in fraud of plaintiff’s rights.
It appears that prior to the year 1892 John Cornell was extensively engaged in the business of purchasing and manufacturing…
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