Legal Opinion

Nease v. Capehart

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided July 20, 1874PublishedCited by 28 opinions

Tlie opinion of the Court contains a sufficient statement of the case. The Hon. James W. Hoge, judge of the circuit court of Mason county, presided at the hearing below.

1Opinion of the Court

Hoffman, Judge :

Madison Nease and others, before or early in the year 1870 — the time does not appear exactly' — -brought' their suit in equity, against Janies Capehart, executor of James Capehart, and Henry Capehart, in the circuit court of the county of Mason. In their bill they allege :

That James Capehart and Henry Capehart were brothers, and that the wife of Rogers was their sister: That in the year 1839, Henry Capehart and Neheriiiah Rogers were jointly seised of two tracts of land in the county of Mason: That being indebted to Tiernan & Co. and M. & F. Tiernan, they, on the 16th day of…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Russell v. SouthardSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
  2. Morris v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1843
  3. Babcock v. WymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1857
  4. Soggins v. HeardMississippi Supreme Court · 1856
  5. Brown v. DysingerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1829

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Currence v. WardWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Jarrett v. JarrettWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1877
  3. Zane v. FinkWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1881
  4. Houston v. McCluneyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1874
  5. Nease v. CapepartWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1879

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