Chesterman v. Bolling
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Goochland county, in an action of ejectment, wherein the plaintiff in error was the plaintiff, and the defendant in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
This is an action of ejectment, which was instituted in September, 1901, in the Circuit Court of Goochland county by the plaintiff in error, Evan R. Ohesterman, trustee, against the defendant in error, Martha Ann Bolling, to recover a tract of land situated in that county, described in the declaration as “Red Hill,” containing 375 acres, more or less.
At the trial neither party demanded a jury, whereupon all questions of law and fact were submitted to the court, and judgment rendered for the defendant.
Both plaintiff and defendant claim title to the land in controversy from a common source, so…
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