Hughes v. McElwee
West Virginia Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
Riley, Judge:
The plaintiff, Margaret Hughes, complains of a final decree of the circuit court of Marshall County, dismissing her bill of complaint and substituting trustees in the place of Charles H. McCullough, trustee, for the purpose of enforcing a deed of trust executed by the plaintiff.
Plaintiff’s suit is based on the theory that she is an equitable assignee and owner of a certain judgment against the defendants, M. J. McElwee and Vernon R. Hughes, and as such, is entitled either1 to a ratification on the part of the defendants of payment by the plaintiff of said judgment and the entry…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Carleton Mining & Power Co. v. West Virginia Northern RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1932
- Campbell v. LynchWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1873
- Altmeyer v. FassigWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1933
- Hughes v. McElweeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1936
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