Legal Opinion

Turk v. Skiles

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided April 20, 1898PublishedCited by 27 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Pocahontas County. Action by R. S. Turk, trustee, against Jennie B. Skiles and others. Defendants had judgment, and plaintiff Turk and defendant Tyree appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

Brannon, President:

This case was once before in this Court. 38 W. Va., 404, (18 S. E. 561). As there appears, Apperson conveyed land to Skiles, reserving a lien for deferred purchase money, for which Skiles made her bonds to Apperson, not mentioned in the deed.- Afterwards, August 25, 1886, Mrs. Skiles and her husband and Apperson executed a trust deed to a-trustee to secure a debt to Baldwin, recorded September 8, 1886. On September 7, 1886, Apper-son assigned said bonds to Turk. Turk brought a chancery suit to enforce the lien to pay said bonds. A decree of sale was rendered, and sale made…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Seth Spring & Sons v. South Carolina InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1823
  2. Turk v. SkilesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1893
  3. Bowie v. Poor School Society of WestmorelandSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
  4. Hull's Adm'r v. Hull's HeirsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1891
  5. Fleshman v. HoylmanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1886

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Paxton v. Benedum-Trees Oil Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1917
  2. Williams v. South Penn Oil Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Boggess v. ScottWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1900
  4. Chandler v. FrenchWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1914
  5. Deutsch v. Mortgage Securities Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1924

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