Hickel v. Starcher
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Roane County. Action by Harry H. Hickel and others against Abie Starcher and others in ejectment. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
Poffenbarger, President:
The judgment in ejectment in favor of two of the plaintiffs, to which this writ of error goes, is based upon a deed the validity of which is seriously questioned. If it is invalid ■and passes no estate, the judgment is erroneous, and there is no right of recovery. If, on the other hand, it is valid, several questions arise for our determination.
Dated February 10, 1896, and executed by B. H. Hickel and wife, it purports to convey- 70 acres of land to the lawful heirs of C. C. Hickel, the then living son of the grantors, who then had two sons living and to whom four…
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