W. M. Ritter Lumber Co. v. Lowe
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, McDowell County. Bill by the W. M. Ritter Lumber Company against H. L„ Lowe and others. From decree for the defendant named, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
ROBINSON, PRESIDENT:
■ We are of opinion that the bill was properly dismissed. This is not a case for the jurisdiction of equity.
Ring claimed title to land known as the Monteville Hunt tract, in Buchanan County, Virginia, title to which was also claimed by Hunt. In the Circuit Court of the United States, the former recovered a judgment in ejectment against the latter, by default. Upon scire facias proceedings for execution on the-judgment, certain issues were made and determined, resulting in the award of a writ of possession to put Hunt out of possession of the land. A writ of error was…
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