Parker v. Clark
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court of Cabell county, upon a petition of Peter Clark, on bebalf of bimself and others, asking an opening and a rehearing of a certain decree rendered against them, in favor of Willard Parker, in said circuit court, theretofore. So many of the facts as is necessary to an understanding of the case appear in the opinion of the Court. The Hon. James W. Hoge judge of the Mason circuit. presided at the hearing below.
1Opinion of the Court
Paull, Judge :
In June, 1864, Willard Parker filed his bill, in the circuit court of Cabell county, to subject to sale the estate and interest of Peter Clark in certain tracts or parcels' of land, lying in different counties of this State, and which had been previously assigned to said Parker, as a. security for debts and liabilities due to him, by the said Clark.
On‘the 16th day of September’, 1864, a decree was entered against the said Clark for the payment of over $50,-000, and a sale directed of his interest in the lands aforesaid, for its payment. This estate was sold by a commissioner of…
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