Good v. Good
West Virginia Supreme Court
cited Kell. Cont. Mar. Worn. 135, 136, 157 ; 1 W. Ya. 205 ; Acts 1891, c. 109, s. 1; 13 W. Ya. 573, p’t 11, Syll.; 11 S. E. Rep. 766; 10 W. Ya. 174; Acts 1891, c. 66, s. 1; 90 Am. Dec. 230 ; 36 Ark. 360; 9 S. E. Rep. 226; 13 Ind. 225; 19 la. 236, 242; 20 Hun 472; 19 Hun 358; 9 Am. & Eng. Ency. L. 800; Code, e. 71, s. 1; 30 W. Ya. 103; Bl. L. Diet. (Gift) 539. I. — Detinue is in tort. — 5 Am. & Eng. Enc.
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cited Kell. Cont. Mar. Worn. 135, 136, 157 ; 1 W. Ya. 205 ; Acts 1891, c. 109, s. 1; 13 W. Ya. 573, p’t 11, Syll.; 11 S. E. Rep. 766; 10 W. Ya. 174; Acts 1891, c. 66, s. 1; 90 Am. Dec. 230 ; 36 Ark. 360; 9 S. E. Rep. 226; 13 Ind. 225; 19 la. 236, 242; 20 Hun 472; 19 Hun 358; 9 Am. & Eng. Ency. L. 800; Code, e. 71, s. 1; 30 W. Ya. 103; Bl. L. Diet. (Gift) 539. I. — Detinue is in tort. — 5 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 653 (H. 2.) II. — Action at lato can not be maintained against administrator as suck, for wrong committed by him. — 54 la. 557; 66 Ala. 266; 2 MeC. C. C. 332; 1 Holmes O. C. 261; 14 Pet.…
1Opinion of the Court
Lent, Judge :
Malinda Good, widow of Francis Good, deceased, instituted a suit against J. L. Good, administrator of her deceased husband, to recover the possession of certain personal property, claimed by her as a gift from her husb'and before E. A. Thomas, a justice of the peace of Jackson county. Such proceedings were had that on the 13th day of October, 1891, she recovered judgment for the following properly, to wit: Two mares, of the value of one hundred and fifty dollars; one black cow, of the value of fifteen dollars; four spotted hogs, of the value often dollars; six pigs, of the value…
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