A. W. Cox Department Store v. Solof
West Virginia Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
Lively, Judge:
Plaintiff in error, A. W. Cox Department Store Company, sued defendant, J. W. Solof, for $2,226.87, one-half of the cost of a party-wall built by the former in the building formerly known as the Loewenstein Building, facing Capitol Street m the City of Charleston. The court sitting in lieu of a jury found for defendant, and a judgment of nil capiat was rendered, from which this writ was awarded.
The controversy is based on a deed from the Loewenstein Realty Company to J. W. Solof, dated November 1, 1916, by which Solof obtained title to one-half the lot and building facing 76…
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- Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc. v. Clarksburg Light & Heat Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1926
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