Whitten v. Whiten
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Monroe County. Bill in equity by L. A. Wihitten against Thomas G. Whitten and others. From a decree for defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
POEEENBARGER, JUDGE:
Sufficiency of the evidence to establish, a resulting trust in favor of the devisees of a deceased widow against the heirs of the deceased husband is challenged by this appeal from a decree in a partition suit in favor of the former.
At the time of his death, in 1890, John G. Whitten held the legal title to a tract of land, containing 57 acres, on which he resided, and a small adjacent tract. In 1882, a commissioner of the circuit court of Monroe county conveyed to bitn and Thos. G. Whitten, his brother, as assignees of H. M. Lockridge, a purchaser at a judicial sale, a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lockhard v. BeckleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1877
- Bowyer v. SeymourWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1878
- Smith v. TurleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1889
- Berry v. WiedmanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1894
- Deck v. TablerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- McComas v. McComasWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
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