Ellison v. Torpin
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Logan County. Action by J. B. Ellison ag-ainst Richard Torpin, Jr., and others. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendants appeal. . Affirmed by divided court. English and McWhorter, Judges, for affirming. English, Judge, prepared an opinion, in which McWhoeter, Judge, concurred and filed a note. Brannon, Judge, being of opinion that the decree should be reversed, prepared an opinion, in which Dent, Judge, concurred.
1Opinion of the Court
English, Judge:
Jacob Cline, Sr., was the owner of a tract of land situated in Logan County, Va., now in Mingo County, W. Va., which was supposed to contain five thousand acres, and was conveyed to him by one John Lawson. A portion of this tract was situated on Tug- river, just above the mouth of Grapevine creek, and was known as the “Old Home Place.’.’ The remainder of the boundary is situated on Grapevine creek and Tug river. In March, 1858, said Jacob Cline, Sr., made and published his last will and testament, which was probated and recorded in Logan County, Va., in 1858, by the seventh…
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