Bailey v. McClaugherty
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Mercer County. Bill by H. E. Bailey against W. W. McClaugberty,and 0. C. Jenkins. Decree for plaintiff. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
ENglish, Judge:
W. A. Powell was the owner of certain lots of land situated in the town of Bluefield, Mercer County, West-Virginia, to-wit, a lot on the north side of the N. & W. R. R. adjoining Straley lot and others and parts of lots twelve and thirteen in what is known as the Day survey. On the 3rd day of May, 1892, said Powell and wife conveyed said lots to H. E. Bailey by deed of that date, which was duly recorded. The lots were regularly transferred to Bailey, and charged to him on the land books of Mercer County. In the year 1893 he paid the taxes thereon, but in 1894 he failed to pay…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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