Catlett v. Bloyd
West Virginia Supreme Court
Certified Questions from Circuit Court, Marshall County. Action by J. B. Catlett against J. A. Bloyd. Demurrer to plaintiff’s declaration sustained, and questions certified to the Supreme Court of Appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, President:
The questions presented below upon the defendant’s demurrer to the plaintiff’s declaration and to each of the three counts thereof, and the court’s decision sustaining said demurrer, have been certified to this court for its decision thereon.
The action is assumpsit for damages for the breach by defendant to perform ins alleged contract to sell and convey a tract of land in Bath County, Virginia. The only written evidence of the contract averred in either of the counts, and specifically set out in the second count, is as follows: “ Moundsville, "W. Va. Oct. 6th, 1917. Mr. J.…
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