Legal Opinion
Crawford v. Ritchey
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided April 3, 1897PublishedCited by 28 opinions
Appeal from Circuit Court, Marshall county. Bill by Robert. Crawford against J. B. Ritchey. From a judgment sustaining a demurrer to the bill, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
MoWiioRteR, Judge :
At the April rules, 1896, Hubert Crawford filed his bill in chancery in the Circuit Court of Marshall county against J. B. Nitchey, showing that the plaintiff and defendant entered into a written contract, as follows :
“This lease made this 12th day of April, A. D. 1889, by and between .Robert Crawford, of Cameron township, of the county of Marshall and state of W. Va., of the first part, and J. B. Ritchey, of West Middleton, Washington Co., Penn., of the second part, witnesseth: That the said party of the first part, in consideration of the stipulations, rents, and…
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