Elkins National Bank v. Nefflen

Granting that the decision is contrary to the weight of authority, it is, nevertheless, but a re-affirmance of the rule enunciated in White v. Sohn, 65 W. Va. 409, 64 S. E. 442 (March 30, 1909), and Kaufman v. Mastin, 66 W. Va. 99, 66 S. E. 92, 25 L. R. A. (N. S.) 855 (November 2, 1909), which has remained unchanged by subsequent judicial ruling or legislative enactment for more than a quarter of a century. This rule, we believe, has been consistently followed in West Virginia. Arbenz v. Exley, Watkins & Co., 52 W. Va. 476, 44 S. E. 149, 151, 61 L. R. A. 957, involved aft unsealed written…