Davis v. Settle
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Fayette county. JBill by James W. Davis against H. M. Settle, the Rush Run Coal & Coke Company, and others for partition, and to determine complainant’s rights in land. From a decree for plaintiff, the defendant coke company apx>eals, and certain of the appellees cross-assign errors. '
1Opinion of the Court
Dent, Judge:
This is a chancery suit, instituted by James W. Davis against II. J\i. Mettle et al, in the Circuit Court of Fayette county. The facts of the case are as follows: Both parties claim under Marah Mtuart. In September, 1887, Seth Huso purchased from Sarah Stuart, by written agreement, out of a- large tract “fifty acres of land, on New river, including the upper improvement, that John Scott has in possession.” Huso sold Settle this fifty acres in 1845 by writing, providing that, when the purchase- money should be paid, IIuse should convey or cause to be conveyed, to Mettle. The…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Pillow v. Southwest Virginia Improvement Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1895
- Poole v. DilworthWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1885
- Low v. SettleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1889
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