Morgan v. Pool
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Roane County. Suit by Amanda J. Morgan and others against "W. P. Pool and others. Prom decree for defendants, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Robinson, President:
Amanda J. Morgan and husband conveyed to Pool a small parcel of land. By this suit they seek to cancel the conveyance as having been obtained from them by deception and fraud. Having been denied relief by the circuit court, they have appealed.
By the pleadings and proof it appears that plaintiffs did *535not own the land when they conveyed to Pool and would not own it now if the conveyance was canceled. Long before the conveyance to Pool, plaintiffs had allowed the title to the land to become forfeited to and vested in the State. It has not been redeemed. The State has the…
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