Conner v. Craig
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of West Virginia, at Charleston; Benjamin F. Keller, Judge. Suit in equity by Bevietta B. Conner, administratrix of John S. Conner, deceased, against James S. Craig and another, trading as Craig & Wolverton, a partnership, and the Weston Dumber Company. Decree for defendants, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
[1] In 1875 the commissioner of school lands conveyed a tract of land in Nicholas county, W. Va., containing about 2,200 acres, to James S. Craig and John S. Conner as tenants in common. By written agreement dated July 6, 1907, Arden L. Craig and.John M. Wolverton, doing business as lawyers and dealers in real estate under the firm name of Craig & Wolverton, obtained from John S. Conner an option to purchase his one-half interest in the timber on the land at the price of $21,000, a little less than $20 an acre. By a similar instrument dated July 8, 1907, they obtained…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Van Horne v. FondaNew York Court of Chancery · 1821
- Montgomery v. PickeringMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1874
- Conlan v. SullivanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
- Wallace v. SissonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
- Faxon v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
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