Wilson v. Braden
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Ritchie County. Bill by Henry S. Wilson against George W. Braden and others. Decree for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
DeNT, Judge :
Henry S. Wilson, plaintiff, obtained a writ of error from a judgment of the circuit court of Ritchie county in a suit in ejectment in favor of George Braden and Hester Deem, awarding them title to two certain tracts of land claimed by the plaintiff.
The case was here before, 48 W. Va. 196, and a judgment for the same defendants was reversed and a new trial awarded. A new trial being had, the plaintiff having proved his title, and possession thereunder and the defendants having set up possession under color of title for more than ten years, the plaintiff demurred to the evidence in…
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