Lawson v. Pocahontas Thin Vein Coal Land Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, McDowell County. Bill by Richard B. Lawson and others against the Pocahontas Thin Vein Coal Land Company and others. From decree for defendants, complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Lynch, Judge :
Plaintiffs, as the heirs of A. Lawson, seek partition of a tract of 935 acres of land in McDowell county, for which a patent issued by the commonwealth of Virginia in 1861 to Lawson and M. A. Cartright. The circuit court having dismissed the bill on demurrer, the propriety of its ruling is challenged by appeal.
In 1866 M. A. Cartright conveyed his undivided half interest in the lands to his daughter Barbara, who conveyed the same interest to J. F. Johnson in 1873. Thence it passed by conveyance to Adonijah Shipe and Daniel Cloud in 1874. It was sold by the sheriff in 1879 in the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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