Light v. E. M. Grant & Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Preston County. Action by J. M. Light against E. M. Grant & Co. and others. Erom judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
POEEENBARGER, PRESIDENT:
To the bill for the enforcement of a vendor’s lien in this cause, the answer set up two alternative defenses, a right of rescission of the contract of sale, with a recovery of the purchase money paid, and an abatement from the unpaid purchase money for a deficiency, both of which were disallowed by the court, and a decree was entered for the full amount claimed by the plaintiff with interest thereon.
The deed in which the lien was reserved conveyed “all the coal in, on and underlying all that certain tract of land owned by the grantors”, described as containing 244.55…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Chesapeake & Ohio R. Co. v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1882
- Troll v. CarterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1879
- Hansford v. Chesapeake Coal Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1883
- Newman v. KayWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
- Thompson's Adm'r v. CatlettWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Babcock Coal & Coke Co. v. Brackens Creek Coal Land Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1946
- Riggs v. Island Creek Coal Co.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1974
- Stump v. HiteWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1920