Camden v. Dewing
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Berkeley County. Action by Johnson N. Camden ag-ainst William S. Dew-ing and others. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendánts appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Dent, President:
In June, 1890, Johnson N. Camden filed a bill in chancery in the circuit court of Greenbrier County against William S. Dewing, James H. Dewing, and Charles A. Dewing, partners doing business in the firm name of Dewing & Sons, for the purpose of compelling them to execute to him a deed for about fifteen thousand acres of land situated in Greenbrier, Nicholas, and Webster counties. The case is as follows, to wit: In the year 1885 A. H. Winchester was acting as agent of Dewing & Sons in purchasing wild lands in this State. While so engaged he formed a partnership with Elihu…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Glass v. HulbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
- Currence v. WardWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
- Cain v. CoxWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
3Cited by16 opinions
- Weaver v. AkinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1900
- Stowers v. Huntington Development & Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1934
- Evans v. SpurginSupreme Court of Virginia · 1854
- Naughton v. TaylorWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1901
- Swick v. ReaseWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.