Rouss v. Rouss
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County. Suit by Peter W. Rouss against Bettie A. Rouss and others, and from a decree sustaining a demurrer to the bill and dismissing it, the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Poffenbarger, President:
The decree under review on this appeal sustained the demurrer to the bill filed by the appellant and dismissed- it.
Cancellation of a deed executed for a peculiar purpose and under anomalous circumstances is the object of the *648bill. The opinion filed in. Page v. Rouss, 86 W. Va. 305, reveals the situation of the parties, the nature' of the subject of the deed and facts that may indicate the motives impelling or inducing the parties to enter into, the transaction in respect of which relief is sought.
The exact terms and provisions of the deed in question are not disclosed.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Heck v. MorganWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1921
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