Musgrave v. Musgrave
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Monongalia County. Suit by J. T. Musgrave against S. C. Musgrave and others for an accounting for royalties produced from oil and gas wells and for a division thereof -among all the heirs at law of John ■J. Musgrave, deceased. Demurrer to bill sustained, and plaintiff appeals.
1Dissent
PoefeNBARGER, Judge,
(dissenting) :
Regarding the, principle applied in Campbell v. Lynch, 81 W. Va. 374, as having been finally approved, adopted and settled, as law in this state, I did not reply to the arguments against our conclusion, set forth in the dissenting opinion, by an extension of, or supplement to, the, majority opinion. Indeed, the conclusion, in my opinion, stood so firmly upon reason and authority and seemed to be so clearly incontestable, that I did not anticipate nor expect the numerous assaults made upon it from different sources, nor any change in the attitude of this…
2Cases cited54 opinions
- Williamson v. JonesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
- Lowther Oil Co. v. Miller-Sibley Oil Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1903
- Sult v. A. Hochstetter Oil Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1908
- Bettman v. HarnessWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
- Thompson v. Whitaker Iron Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1895
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