Virginia Coal & Iron Co. v. Keystone Coal & Iron Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Wise county,, rendered September 12, 1901, in an action of ejectment wherein the defendants in error were the plaintiffs, and the plaintiffs in error were the defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
This is an action of ejectment brought in the Circuit Court of Wise county by the defendants in error against the plaintiffs in error, resulting in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs below for the land in controversy; and that judgment is now before this court upon a writ of error for review.
The plaintiffs claim title under a grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia to Harvey U. Horton, dated October 1, 1855, and connect themselves therewith. The defendants derive title under a grant dated January 30, 1796, from the Commonwealth of Virginia to Hathan Eields, Hathaniel Taylor, and John…
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- Lessee of Scott and Others v. Ratliffe and OthersSupreme Court of the United States · 1831
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