Kane v. Virginia Coal & Iron Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of ’Washington county, pronounced August 1, 1896, in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellants were the complainants, and the appellees were the defendants. This suit was instituted in Wise county, but was afterwards removed, by consent, to the Circuit Court of Washington county, the Judge of the Circuit Court of Wise county being so situated as to render it improper for him to act.
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Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of ’Washington county, pronounced August 1, 1896, in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellants were the complainants, and the appellees were the defendants. This suit was instituted in Wise county, but was afterwards removed, by consent, to the Circuit Court of Washington county, the Judge of the Circuit Court of Wise county being so situated as to render it improper for him to act. The charges of fraud against Patrick Hagan, which are set out at great length in the bill, relate to the manner in which he acquired title to the land in controversy,…
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The original bill was filed in this case by Henry S. Kane and others, heirs at law of Henry S. Kane, deceased, who aver that they have the legal right to, and are in possession of, a tract of land lying in the counties of Wise and Scott. They allege that theré are certain deeds in existence under which the Virginia Coal & Iron Co. claim which constitute clouds upon the title of complainants, which they describe with much detail, and pray may be rescinded, annulled, and set aside. To this original bill the Virginia Coal & Iron Co., Patrick Hagan,…
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