Shrewsbury v. Horse Creek Coal Land Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Boone County. Suit by George H. Shrewsbury, trustee, against the Horsé Creek Coal Land Company and others. From a decree for defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Mason, Judge :
' J. C. Alderson and R. C. McClaugherty, on the 3rd day of January, 1898, and for many years previous thereto, were the owners in fee simple of two certain tracts of land, situated on Horse Creek, in Boone County, West Virginia, one containing 650 acres and the other acres, the said Alderson owning an undivided two-thirds interest and the said Me Claugherty owning an undivided one-third interest therein. These tracts of land had been regularly assessed on the land-books of Boone County in the name of McClaugherty and Alderson, and for the years 1895 and 1896 were returned…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Caretta Railway Co. v. FisherWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1914
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- Ritchie Lumber Co. v. NutterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- United States v. 329.22 Acres of Land, More or LessDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1968
- Allen v. LaFolletteWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1923
- Caplan v. ShawWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1944
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