Wright v. Pittman
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Wetzel County. Suit in partition by Albert Wright and others against Timothy Pittman and others. Prom the decree the Hope Natural Gas Company appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, Judge :
Claiming that their .ancestor Charles P. Garrett, deceased, acquired, in his lifetime, by deed from Timothy Pittman, Jacob Pittman and Isaac Pittman three undivided tenths of *83214 acres of land of which their father Elias Pittman died seized, which deed, it is alleged, was duly made and delivered, hut was never recorded and is now lost, the heirs of said Charles P. Garrett have brought this suit for a partition of 36-1/3 acres of land, it being that part of the 214 acres which was assigned to Rebecca Pittman, widow'of Elias Pittman, deceased, as her dower; to have the lost deed…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Davis v. SettleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
- Tennant's Heirs v. FrettsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910
- Irvin v. StoverWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910
3Cited by3 opinions
- Smith v. SmithWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1988
- Farley v. AdkinsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1925
- Union Bank & Trust Co. v. BrandWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1931