Legal Opinion

Wade v. McDougle

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided February 20, 1906PublishedCited by 28 opinions

Error to Circuit Court, Wood County. Action byC. A. Watle, as sheriff, against A. H. McDougle. There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

Brannon, Judge:

Daniel R. Neal brought an action in ejectment in the circuit court of Wood county against A. H. McDougle counting in *115his declaration for a tract of sixty acres. A disclaimer was made by the defendant for all of the tract except a parcel of specified boundary containing about fifteen acres. A trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff.

Defendant’s first assignment of error is, that the plaintiff was allowed to prove a survey, made under an order of survey in the case, of the land covered by defendant’s deed. The plaintiff claimed that the deed under which the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Lessee of Ewing v. BurnetSupreme Court of the United States · 1837
  2. Stanley v. GadsbySupreme Court of the United States · 1836
  3. Core v. FaupelWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
  4. Parkersburg Industrial Co. v. SchultzWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Adams v. RockwellCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1836

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Paxton v. Benedum-Trees Oil Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1917
  2. Grayson v. MuckleroySupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
  3. O'DELL v. StegallWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2010
  4. Brown v. Crozer Coal & Land CompanyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1959
  5. Toppins v. OshelWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1955

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