Myers v. Myers
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Harrison County. Bill by Jefferson Myers against Laura A. Myers. Decree for defendant, and plaintiff apjpeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Dent, President :
In the circuit court of Harrison County, Jefferson Myers, son, brings a suit against Laura A. Myers, mother and guardian, to enforce an alleged resulting trust in a tract of seventy-nine acres of land owned by the latter. The circuit court found against the son, and he appeals.
The facts are as follows: In 1874, John C. Myers died, leaving a widow, the defendant, and five sons, oí which the plaintiff was one, at that time about one year old. He left a small amount of personal property, and some real estate heavily incumbered with debts. His father qualified as his…
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