Mulvey v. McGrail
West Virginia Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
Hatohbr, Judge :
In this cause the plaintiff charges that a deed for a lot in the city of Parkersburg purporting to have been made by him to his mother, Bridget Mulvey, is a forgery. The deed is dated Decémber 24, 1891, and was acknowledged on the same day before Thomas P. Butcher, a justice of Wood county. The consideration named is $1.00 and love and affection. Mrs. Mulvey died in 1915, devising the lot t» a daughter, Bridget Mulvey. The daughter died in 1927, devising it to her sister, the defendant, Margaret McGrail. The defendants uphold the deed and charge plaintiff with laches. The…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Walton v. PrittWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1923
- Wood v. JohnsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1926