Mineral Development Co. v. James
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Wise county, pronounced April 8, 1898, in a suit in chancery, 'wherein the appellee James was the complainant, and the appellant and others were the defendants. This was a suit in chancery for the purpose of having partition of two tracts of land in Wise county, in which, the appellee James claimed an interest, which land was in the possession of the Mineral Development Company.
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Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Wise county, pronounced April 8, 1898, in a suit in chancery, 'wherein the appellee James was the complainant, and the appellant and others were the defendants. This was a suit in chancery for the purpose of having partition of two tracts of land in Wise county, in which, the appellee James claimed an interest, which land was in the possession of the Mineral Development Company. The Mineral Development Company claimed to be the owner in fee of both tracts, and denied all interest or estate in J ames. The Mineral Development Company claimed,-…
1Opinion of the Court
Riely, J.:
The determination of the matter in controversy in this case may he said to depend mainly upon the nature of the instrument of April 18, 1882. If it be not a deed of conveyance but an executory contract, which was fulfilled by the deed of November I, 1888, there is no error in the decree of the Circuit Court.
The instrument referred to has many of the characteristics of a deed of conveyance. It begins with the words, “ This indenture,” instead of “ This agreement,” or “ This contract,” which are the words generally used, where only a contract is intended. It also contains the…
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