Miller v. Estabrook
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
_In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of West Virginia, at Huntington; Benjamin E. Keller, Judge. Action by George É. Estabrook and another, trustees of the Lincoln County Land Association, against Joseph D. Miller and others. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
In this action df ejectment, instituted by George L. Estabrook and Sabin W. Colton, Jr., trustees, against a *146number of defendants, the defendant Joseph D. Miller disclaimed title except to one tract of 40 acres, and the defendant Jane Miller disclaimed title to all but three tracts of 42 acres, 14% acres, and 10 acres. On trial of the title to these tracts the District Judge directed a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs for all the minerals on 38% acres of the 40-acre tract claimed by Joseph D. Miller, and on the 14% acres claimed by Jane Miller, and in favor of Jane…
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