Legal Opinion

Lance v. McCoy

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 10, 1890PublishedCited by 22 opinions

cited: 6 Yes. 273 ; 8 Yes. 66; 12 Yes. 446 ; 19 Yes. 285; 2 Johns. Ch’y 232; Co. Litt. 246b.; 3 Atk. 168; 3 Eq. Cas. Abr. 580; 2 Yes. 407; Prececl. Ch’y 229 ; 14 Yes. 172, 4 Co. 127; 4 Johns. Ch’y 441; 53 Me. 207; 1 U. J. L. 372; 4 Cent. Rep. 62, 41 ÍT. J. Eq. 411; 108 Ind. 545. cited : Code, c. 58, ss. 37, 38, 41; Code, c. 163, s.- 14; Code, c. 118, s. 1; Code, c. 39, s. 9, 48; Ad. Eq. (6th Ana. Ed.) 290 (s. p.) E". 1, 292; Sto. Eq.

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cited: 6 Yes. 273 ; 8 Yes. 66; 12 Yes. 446 ; 19 Yes. 285; 2 Johns. Ch’y 232; Co. Litt. 246b.; 3 Atk. 168; 3 Eq. Cas. Abr. 580; 2 Yes. 407; Prececl. Ch’y 229 ; 14 Yes. 172, 4 Co. 127; 4 Johns. Ch’y 441; 53 Me. 207; 1 U. J. L. 372; 4 Cent. Rep. 62, 41 ÍT. J. Eq. 411; 108 Ind. 545. cited : Code, c. 58, ss. 37, 38, 41; Code, c. 163, s.- 14; Code, c. 118, s. 1; Code, c. 39, s. 9, 48; Ad. Eq. (6th Ana. Ed.) 290 (s. p.) E". 1, 292; Sto. Eq. Juris. § 1365 et seq.; 54 Barb. 274; 7 W. Ya. 152, 161, 168, 172, 183; Code, c. 112, s. 14 ; 2 Tuck. Comm. 472 (s. p.); 5 W. Ya. 391; 9 Graft. 379 ; 31 W. Ya.…

1Opinion of the Court

Bkannon, Judge:

This is an appeal taken by "Winfield S. McCoy to a decree pronounced July 14,1888, by the Circuit Court of Bar-hour county in a suit brought by Elizabeth Lance against McCoy. In November, 1887, Elizabeth Lance presented to the judge of the third circuit a hill in chancery, in which she alleged, among other things, that she was owner of certain personal estate and aged, hut of good, clear understanding, competent to manage such affairs as devolved upon her ;■ that an imbecile son of hers, conceiving the idea that she should have a committee, made oath and procured other persons…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Conrad v. County of LewisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1877

3Cited by22 opinions

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  5. Backus v. AbbotWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1952

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