Wilfong v. Johnson
West Virginia Supreme Court
I.—-Answers, S¡‘c. can only be filed at rides or in Court.—88 W. Ya. 409, II.—Reversal for want of necessary parties.—10 W. Va. 1; 10 W. Va. 59; 4 W. Va. 531; 4 W. Va. 571; 11 W. Vu. 175; 21 W. Va. 2; 21 W. Va. 124; 83 W. Va. 155. III.— Compromises favored, in law.—1 Parson’s Con. Bk. 2, § 4, p. 438; 1 Ves.
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I.—-Answers, S¡‘c. can only be filed at rides or in Court.—88 W. Ya. 409, II.—Reversal for want of necessary parties.—10 W. Va. 1; 10 W. Va. 59; 4 W. Va. 531; 4 W. Va. 571; 11 W. Vu. 175; 21 W. Va. 2; 21 W. Va. 124; 83 W. Va. 155. III.— Compromises favored, in law.—1 Parson’s Con. Bk. 2, § 4, p. 438; 1 Ves. Sr. 444; 6 Munf. 406; 2 Rand. 442. cited 8 W. Va. 291; 10 W. Ya. 298; 12 W. Ya. 371; 8 W. Va. 174; 20 S. E. Hop. 899; Sand, Suit Eq. 694, 695; 38 W. Ya. 409; 11 W. Va. 511; 18 W. Va. 693; 22 W. Va. 444.
1Opinion of the Court
Holt, I’resident:
On appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Tucker county entered on the 24th day of June, 1893, affirming a decree of 27th November, 1891, which set aside a deed for fifty six acres of land made by Wilfong and wife to S. O. Johnson.
Plaintiff Sarah E. Wilfong and defendant S. 0. Johnson are son and daughter of defendant Richard P. Johnson. Richard P. Johnson and his wife were old and infirm, with no means of support, and unable to maintain themselves by labor. The son S. O. Johnson, agreed with his sister, S. E. Wilfong, to furnish the support for R. P. Johnson; and, in…
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