Lafever v. Billmyer
West Virginia Supreme Court
This was a bill in equity, filed in the circuit court of Berkeley county, at June rules, 1869. Tbe decree sustaining the demurrer and dismissing the bill was rendered at tbe October term, 1869. The opinion of Judge Moore contains an ample statement of tbe matters in controversy. Tbe plaintiff appealed to tbis court.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
This case has entered this court on appeal, from the judgment of the circuit court of Berkeley county, sustaining the demurrer to the bill and amended bill, and *34dismissing the said bills with costs. So far as my research has extended in the investigation of the question, I must admit it is a case novel in the courts. The plaintiff filed, his bill in said circuit court, alleging that he had been elected and qualified as sheriff of said county for the term of office commencing January 1st, 1859, and ending January 1st, 1861; that early in 1859 he appointed the defendant, John T. Bill-myer, a…
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