State v. Mathews
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Fayette County. Consolidated actions by the State- against A. F. Mathews and others, and by J. M. Richards and others ageinst Alma Montgomery and others. From the decree, Alma Montgomery and others appear.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, Judge:
Alma Montgomery and others have appealed from a decree of the circuit court of Fayette county, made on December 6, 1907, permitting L. E. Poteet and E. L. Nuckols to redeem from alleged forfeiture a tract of 100 acres of land claimed by appellants.
Peachy Williams became the owner in 1865 of a larger tract of land and in 1869 she and her husband, Linas Williams, attempted to convey out of it the 100 acres in question, in fee, to Elias Lively. This deed is inoperative as a conveyance of the wife’s interest, because of defects in the certificate of her acknowledgment. » Linas…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Simpson v. EdmistonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
- Cecil v. ClarkWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1898
- McClure v. MaitlandWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
- State v. HarmanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
- Chapman v. Pittsburgh & Steubenville RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1881
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Davis v. SimmonsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1951
- Taylor v. TaylorWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
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