Legal Opinion

State v. Clay

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 13, 1951No. 10307PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Fox, President:

At the March term, 1950, of a Grand Jury of Wayne County, an indictment was returned against James Clay, under the provisions of Code, 61-3-5, charging that on the 11th day of December, 1949, in said county, he did then and there wilfully, maliciously, feloniously and unlawfully set fire to and cause to burn certain chattels and personal property, to-wit: a certain lot of household and kitchen furniture and other articles used in housekeeping, the personal property of Exa Clay, and specifically enumerated in the indictment, with intent then and there to injure and defraud…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. HudsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1946
  2. State v. ChafinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1916
  3. State v. CutlipWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1948
  4. State v. WhiteWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
  5. State v. BeallWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1925

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. BurtonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
  2. State v. CraftWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
  3. State v. NoeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1976
  4. State v. DobbsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
  5. State v. MullinsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1989

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