Legal Opinion

Fellows v. City of Charleston

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 19, 1907PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Kanawha County. Bill by Sallie Fellows and her husband against the city of Charleston. Decree for plaintiffs, and the city appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

BraNNON, Judge:

Sallie Fellows and A. A. Fellows, her husband, claiming to own a lot of land on the bank of the Kanawha river between its low water mark and Front or Kanawha street in the city of Charleston, were proceeding to erect a dwelling house on the lot, and after they had partly, constructed it the City of Charleston paused a warrant to be issued for the arrest of A. A. Fellows on the charge, as the bill says, that the building of “ said house was in violation of law and an ordinance of said city,” and caused said Fellows tobe arrested and stopped him, and forced him and his employees…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Mugler v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  2. Ex parte FiskeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Commissioners of Easton v. CoveyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1891
  4. Bierne v. RayWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1893
  5. Pence v. BryantWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1903

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Coal & Coke Ry. Co. v. ConleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910
  2. Huston v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
  3. Kelly v. ConnerTennessee Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Law v. PhillipsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1952
  5. Brewer v. City of Point PleasantWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1934

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