Bowman v. Dewing

Lucas, PRESIDENT:

This was an action of ejectment instituted On the 20th day of September, 1889, in the Circuit Court of Randolph county, by W. W. Bowman against Dewing & Sou, defendants, to recover a tract of land lying on the east side of Shaver’s fork of Cheat river. By a disclaimer, and otherwise, the controversy became narrowed down to a tract of one thousand acres, which in a certain survey is described as “Lot No. 1.” After the plaintiff had introduced his testimony and rested his case, the .defendants, having objected to the testimony of the plaintiff generally and en masse, moved the…