Legal Opinion

Roush v. Griffith

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided June 11, 1909PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Berkeley County. Suit by Margaret Y. Roush and others against D. S. Griffith and another, as administrators of Moses S. Grantham, deceased. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal. ■

1Opinion of the Court

Poffenbarger Judge:

The circuit court of Berkeley county having rendered a decree for $3,070.42 against the personal representatives and heirs of Moses S. Grantham, in favor of Margaret Y. Roush, D. S. Griffith and E. Boyd Faulkner, administrators of Grantham, several of the heirs have appealed.

The decree charges the estate, on account of Grantham’s guardianship for the plaintiff, commencing on the 16th day of June, 1854. Mrs. Roush was then a little child less than two years old, the daughter of William T. Seibert, who died sometime prior to the date aforesaid. Grantham qualified as her…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Seabright v. SeabrightWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1886
  2. Van Winkle v. BlackfordWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1890
  3. Burke v. . TurnerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1881
  4. Calwell v. Prindle's Adm'rWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1877
  5. Criss v. CrissWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1886

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Benedum v. First Citizens BankWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Brockman v. BrockmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
  3. Campbell v. O'NeillWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1911
  4. Keller v. WashingtonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1919
  5. Sweet v. LowrySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915

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