Dunfee v. Childs
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Tyler County. Suit by James R. Dunfee and others against H. Childs, Jr., and others. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Brannon, Judge:
H. Childs & Co. brought a suit in equity in Tyler county to enforce judgment liens on land of Dunfee, and in it a decree was entered in August, 1891, to sell a tract of eighty-five acres of land of Dunfee for various debts, one of them to Hardman. Under this decree sale was made of said tract to Hardman, and the sale was confirmed in December, 1891. The decrees of sale and confirmation were by default. Dunfee filed a bill of review in April, 1894, but it was dismissed. On appeal to this Court the decree dismissing the bill of review ivas reversed for error of law, and the case…
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