Schmertz v. Hammond
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Cabell Countyn Suit by W. E. Schmertz and others against James Hammond and others. Decree for plaintiffs, and defendants, Samuel C. Koonce and others, appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
McWhorter, PresideNt:
A. M. Black and James Hammond, brotliers-in-law, one living- in Illiuois, the other in Ohio, about the year 1875 removed to Wayne County, West Virginia. They purchased live hundred acres of land near Cassville, in said county, and two lots in Cassville, from S. S. Vinson, for which farm and lots they were to pay sixteen thousand dollars, and took title bond from Vinson for same; and, having paid said Vinson something over one-half the price of said property, on the 22d day of November, 1876, the})- asked Vinson to convey- the property to their wives, Elizabeth R. Black…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gibler v. TrimbleOhio Supreme Court · 1846
- McAlpin v. BurnettTexas Supreme Court · 1857
- Griggsby v. HairSupreme Court of Alabama · 1854
- Boies v. . BenhamNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Balfour v. ParkinsonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Washington · 1898
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Ratlief v. YokumWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. LawsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1945
- Schmertz & Co. v. HammondWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
- Kimble v. WotringWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1900
- Ragsdale v. HagySupreme Court of Virginia · 1852
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