Myers v. Ford
West Virginia Supreme Court
Supersedeas to a judgment of the circuit court of Harrison county, rendered July 23, 1874, in a cause therein pending, wherein Jacob Myers and John C. Myers were plaintiffs, and Eugenius Ford, defendant. The supersedeas was granted on the petition of Ford. The material facts will be found stated in the opinion of the Court. The Hoe. Charles S. Lewis, judge of said court, presided at the trial below.
1Opinion of the Court
Hayjiond, President:
This is an action of ejectment. The declaration contains three counts. The first is in the names of Jacob Myers, and John C. Myers; the second in the name of Jacob Myers, and the third in the name of John C. Myers. Each count demands the same land, being seven and a half acres, and contains a description of the land by metes and bounds. The declaration and notice were executed on the defendant, August 1, 1872. At the October term, 1872, the defendant appeared in 'court and plead not guilty, and issue was thereon joined. At May term, 1873, a jury was empanneled, but failed…
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