Billups v. Woolridge
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, McDowell County'. . Action by Sallie M. Billups and others against G-rat Wool-ridge. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge:
In ejectment, of the land sued for, about seventy acres, defendant entered a disclaimer to all except about 3.9 acres.
On the trial plaintiffs obtained a verdict and judgment for all the land sued for, and to that judgment defendant sued out in this court the present writ of error.
The material fact in controversy on the trial was the true location of one of the lines between the adjoining tracts. *15Plaintiffs claimed under a patent from the Commonwealth for 777 acres, dated July 1, 1856. It is conceded, and the evidence tends to show that defendant claims under a prior grant from…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- State v. DavisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910
- High's Heirs v. PancakeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
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- Hannum v. HillWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
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