Cox v. Douglass
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of tlie judge of tlie circuit court of tlie county of Ritchie made in vacation on the 11th day of March, 1882, in a cause in said court then pending, wherein D. S. Cox was plaintiff, and Andrew Douglass was defendant, allowed upon the petition of said Douglass. Hon. Thomas J. Stealey, judge of the fourth judicial circuit, made the order appealed from. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, PRESIDENT,
announced the opinion of the Court:
D. S. Cox on the 2d day of March, 1882, obtained an injunction against the defendant, Andrew Douglass. The bill alleges, that the plaintiff is the owner of one hundred and ninety-five acres of land in Ritchie county, describing it by reference to a deed filed as exhibit “A;” that there was a dispute as to the title; and that Andrew Douglass has entered upon the said land and claims title thereto; that plaintiff has instituted in the circuit court of Ritchie county an action of ejectment against said Douglass to settle the title to said…
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