Taylor v. Russel
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Tyler County. Action by W. T. Taylor against Frances Russell. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Brannon, Judge:
W. T. Taylor brought an action of ejectment in Tyler county against Frances Russell to recover a lot of land in the town of Sistersville. The case was tried by the court on agreed facts, and the court gave judgment for the defendant, and Tajdor sued out a writ of error.
Taylor showed no right but a right under an agreement selling him the lot, and stipulating for a future conveyance of the legal title on payment of deferred purchase money, which agreement was made with Josephine B. Stone and others. He showed no legal, but only an equitable, title. That fact alone bars Taylor…
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