Legal Opinion

Craig v. Craig

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 21, 1903PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal and supersedeas from Circuit Court, Preston County. Action by Charles E. C. Craig et al against Elizabeth Craig el al. Judgment for defendant and plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

MoWlIORTER, PRESIDENT :

Charles C. Craig, on the first Monday in November, 1900, filed his bill in equity in the circuit court of Preston County against his wife, Elizabeth C.. Craig and Charles M. Bishop, wherein he alleged that about forty years before the filing of his bill he, in connection with his brother, John Craig, purchased a farm from Thomas Brown; that he afterwards bought his brother’s interest in said farm and undertook to pay Brown for the farm; that he worked very hard to pay for it, but Brown, finally died, plaintiff having kept the interest paid which was about all he could…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Smith v. YokeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1886
  2. Richardson v. RalphsnyderWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Miller v. MillerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
  4. Horn v. Star Foundry Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
  5. Frederick v. FrederickWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1888

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Fredeking v. GrimmettWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1955
  2. Cecil v. KarnesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
  3. Wilcoxon v. CarrierWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1949
  4. Cooper v. CooperWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
  5. Ford v. Buffalo Eagle Colliery Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941

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