Harner v. Harner

Hatcher, Judge:

This suit was brought by a father to recover from his son the possession of Liberty Bonds of the par value of $39,000.00. The son claims the bond's were given to him by his father on July 2, 1931. The issue was first submitted to a jury which failed to agree. The issue was then submitted to the trial chancellor on the evidence before the jury, and he rendered and recorded his opinion (December 26, 1933) in favor-of the plaintiff, without making, however, a final adjudication. (On this see Coltrane v. Gill, 99 W. Va. 447, 129 S. E. 469.) The defendant at once procured a…