Dunn v. Stowers
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Bland county. Decree for defendants. Complainants appeal.- The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtOakdweix, J.
James M. Stowers, the principal appellee here, and Mary U. Stowers, his wife, spoken of in this record .as Polly M. Stowers, owned and occupied three contiguous tracts of land situated in the county of Bland, one containing 202 acres, another 39% acres, and the other 93 acres; and they had been in the pos*292session of these lands for years prior to the contract for their sale hereinafter mentioned. Mrs. Stowers .acquired 9/14 of the lands as the sole heir at law of her father, Joseph Lambert, Avho died in March, 1880q and James M. Stowers acquired title to the residue of the lands by conveyances…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gibson v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- Walters v. Farmers BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
- Norfolk & Western Railroad v. LipscombSupreme Court of Virginia · 1893
- Clinch River Veneer Co. v. KurthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1894
- Augusta National Bank v. Beard's Ex'orSupreme Court of Virginia · 1902
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by6 opinions
- Morison v. American Ass'nSupreme Court of Virginia · 1909
- Woolfolk v. GravesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1911
- Armentrout v. ArmentroutWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1912
- Summers v. HivelyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1916
- Turk v. RitchieSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.