Crawford v. Carper
West Virginia Supreme Court
This cause arose in Randolph county. The summons was issued returnable to August rules, 1865. The complainants were Adam Crawford, Lorenzo D. "White, Rebecca Ward, administratrix of Levi D. Ward, Hoy McLean, Francis M. White, and John Scott. The defendants were Adonijah B. Ward, Abraham Carper, Nester Harding, and Matthew L. Ward.
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This cause arose in Randolph county. The summons was issued returnable to August rules, 1865. The complainants were Adam Crawford, Lorenzo D. "White, Rebecca Ward, administratrix of Levi D. Ward, Hoy McLean, Francis M. White, and John Scott. The defendants were Adonijah B. Ward, Abraham Carper, Nester Harding, and Matthew L. Ward. The last two defendants were only assignees of judgments, or securities for A. B. Ward. . The bill alleged that on the 16th day of April, 1861, Adon-ijah B. Ward was indebted to Crawford, surviving partner, &c., in the sum of 574 dollars and 60 cents, with interest…
1Opinion of the Court
Brown, President.
Abraham Carper being a man of considerable estate, and unembarrassed, whose daughter was married to one Adonijah B. Ward, advanced to his son-in-law money and property at different times, with the understanding that the son-in-law should pay for the same if required. That no entry of account was ever made and kept, or, note taken for the same, though extending from April 1st, 1838, to April 1st, 1848. That subsequently the son-in-law, Ward, becoming largely indebted and insolvent, the father-in-law and son-in-law had a settlement on the 16th of April, 1861, and thereupon the…
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