Lemons v. Harris
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of York county in an action of ejectment. Judgment for the defendants. Plaintiffs assign error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
Harriet Lemons brought this action of ejectment against A. A. Harris and John Randall to recover the land described in the declaration. She claims title to the property as the legitimate child and sole heir at law of Henry Diggs, deceased, the former owner. The defendants, on the other hand, claim through deeds from a brother and sister of the decedent, who also maintain that they are his real heirs.
Henry Diggs, the putative father of the plaintiff, and Margaret, her mother, were negroes and slaves, and she was born in Virginia during the civil war. The case was twice tried. At the first…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Smith v. PerrySupreme Court of Virginia · 1885
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