Laidley v. Jasper
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Cabell County. Action by John B. Laidley against Jackson Jasper. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Brannon, President:
John B. Laidley in an action of ejectment in the circuit court *527of Cabell County recovered against Jackson Jasper and James J asper a verdict for a lot of land in the city of Huntington. The defendant made claim for improvements, and the jury fixed the value of the improvements at one thousand'five hundred dollars, and the value of the lot without the improvements at four hundred and fifty dollars; whereupon, under chapter 91 of the Code, Laidley elected to relinquish his title to the lot to the defendants and to take the money fixed as the value of the lot, and the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ruhl v. RuhlWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
- Huntington v. LaidleySupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Winans v. WinansWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1883
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