Pickens v. Stout
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court,. Lewis Comity. Bill by Celia T. Pickens and others against Benjamin B. Stout and others. Judgment of dismissal, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
POEFENBARGER, JUDGE :
A bill for partition, filed in the circuit court of Lewis county, by Celia T. Pickens and others, heirs of Mary Martha Jarvis, deceased, to which Albert B. Bond and others, heirs of Chas. B. Bond, deceased, were defendants, likewise claiming right to partition, by proper pleadings, was dismissed, on final hearing, in so far as it seeks partition, and the heirs aforesaid have appealed.
The. land involved had originally belonged to James M. Stout, the father of Mrs. Jarvis and Mrs. Bond, and consisted of about 400 acres. James M.' Stout died in 1879, seized and possessed of…
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