Rees v. Rees
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Preston County. Action by Della Rees, administratrix against B. A. Rees. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Ritz, Judge:
This action was instituted for the purpose of recovering the possession of a certain gold watch, which plaintiff claimed to be the property of her decedent. The proof shows that some twenty years before the institution of this suit plaintiff’s decedent purchased the watch in question and paid for it; that at the time of his death, shortly before the institution of this suit, the watch was in the possession of the defendant,' his brother, and had so been in his possession for *599more than fifteen years. It does not appear bow the defendant secured the possession of the watch except…
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