Powell v. Smallwood
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Taylor County. Action by George P. Powell, committee of William P. Kem-ble, against J. H. Smallwood. Prom a judgment dismissing plaintiffs bill, be appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
English, Judge:
On the 6th day of December; 1898, George P. Powell was appointed committee of William P. Kemble who had been adjudged a lunatic, and who was the owner in fee of a tract of land situated on the Valley River, in Taylor County, which tract was assessed in the name of A. Payne and William P. Kemble, and was returned delinquent for the non-payment of taxes for the year 1896 in the name of said Payne and Kemble.
Some time in the month of December, 1897, after Kemble had been adjudged a lunatic, this land was sold for taxes by the. sheriff of Taylor County, at which sale one J. H.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Kemble's Committee v. SmallwoodWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1904