Legal Opinion

Cumberledge v. Cumberledge

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided October 7, 1913PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Doddridge County. Bill by George Cumberledge against Godfrey G. Cumberledge and others. From a decree for plaintiff, the. defendant named appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

LYNCH, Judge:

The plaintiff, a man about seventy-five years old, his wife, Lucretia, being about the same age, both infirm and physically unable to endure labor, on December 1, 1906, conveyed 190' acres of land owned by him to a young and remote kinsman, at the time unmarried, in consideration of maintenance and. support of the grantors during their lives. The deed of grant does not recite the real consideration: it recites only “one dollar cash in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.” But the bill alleges that on November 15, 1906, the plaintiff and defendant entered into a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. White v. BaileyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Reger v. O'NealWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1889
  3. Lowman v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Virginia · 1901
  4. Wilfong v. JohnsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Goldsmith v. GoldsmithWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1899

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Grant v. SwankWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Cales v. FordWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1943
  3. Warren Refining & Chemical Co. v. DyerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1926

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