Hurley v. Charles
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Buchanan county in an action of ejectment. Judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrisoh, J.
This action of ejectment was instituted by Eli Hurley to recover of H. G-. Charles an undivided moiety of a tract of land in Buchanan county.
The plaintiff derived his title from Jonathan Hurley, Jr., while the title of the defendant rested upon a deed of record from one Shade Dotson. In order to show that Jonathan Hurley, Jr., was the common source of title of both parties, and to thereby establish a prior legal title in himself, the plaintiff offered to prove that the defendant claimed under a parol sale by Jonathan Hurley, Jr., to his grantor, Shade Dotson. The action of the circuit court…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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