Cook v. Totten
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, McDowell County. Bill by E. E. Cook against H. P. Totten. Decree for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Dent, Judge:
E. E. Cook filed Ms bill in chancery against H. P. Totten in the circuit court of McDowell County setting forth that at the instance of the defendant he had purchased two certain lots Nos. 72 and 73 on the map of the town of Kimball as laid off and platted by the defendant, on one of which he had erected a valuable dwelling house for his own use, that to enjoy such property it was necessary that certain streets as laid down on such plat should be opened, but that the defendant, who owned the land, still kept them fenced up and prevented plaintiff from having the use thereof, to…
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