White v. Kelly
West Virginia Supreme Court
Certified Questions from Circuit Court, Ohio County. Bill by Ovid B. White against William H. Kelly. Demurrer to bill sustained, and question certified.
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge:
The bill is by lessee against lessor to reform and correct the written lease so as to make it conform to and contain the covenants and agreements actually made between the parties. .
The three questions certified involve practica'ly the one question, namely, the sufficiency of the bill on demurrer to warrant the relief prayed for. On demurrer all facts well pleaded are admitted to be true.
The substance of the bill is that on or about April 8, 1918, plaintiff and defendant entered into a contract whereby defendant leased to plaintiff a house and lot with garo.ge thereon, No. 122…
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