Legal Opinion

R. D. Johnson Milling Co. v. Read

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided June 22, 1915PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Randolph County. Creditors’ suit by R. D. Johnson Milling Company against 'William J. Road and others. Decree for the defendants, and ■complainant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Williams, Judge:

Plaintiff filed its bill at April rules, 1899, to enforce the lien of a judgment recovered against the defendant W. J. Read, and in the caption thereof named Nora S. Read, his ■wife, and a number of other lien creditors besides itself as defendants. The bill avers that some of the judgments, naming them, were recovered against W. J. Read and his wife jointly. No other averment shows why Nora S. Read was made a party to the suit, or that she owned any land against which the judgments were liens; and no relief was prayed for against her. It is necessary to determine whether the…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Stewart v. StewartWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1885
  2. Western M. & M. Co. v. Virginia Cannel Coal Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1877
  3. Chapman v. Pittsburgh & Steubenville RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1881
  4. Bank v. AtkinsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1889
  5. Rogers v. VerlanderWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1888

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Mercury Coal & Coke, Inc., a West Virginia Corporation v. Mannesmann Pipe and Steel Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
  2. Leftwich v. Wesco Corp.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1961
  3. Nuttallburg Smokeless Fuel Co. v. First National BankWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1921
  4. Leftwich v. Wesco CorporationWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1961
  5. Lanham v. Home Auto Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1934

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