Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Perkins
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided January 24, 1900PublishedCited by 12 opinions
Error to Circuit Court, Braxton County. Action by Nelson M. Bennett against Franklin Perkins. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
McWhorter, Persident:
This is an action of assumpsit, brought'December 18, 1893, in the circuit court of Braxton County, by Nelson M. Bennett, survivor of himself and M. T. Frame, deceased, against Franklin Perkins, survivor of himself and Elijah Perkins, deceased, upon the following contract in writing, to wit:
“For value received, We, or either of us, promise to pay M. T. Frame & N. M. Bennett the sum of three hundred *426dollars, with interest from date-, when they shall have succeeded in releasing- the lands sold by Elijah Perkins to Franklin Perkins, situate on Perkins Fork of Cedar Creek, in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Schwarzbach v. Ohio Valley Protective UnionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1885
- Carrico v. W. Va. Cent. & Pa. R'y. Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1891
- Peabody Ins. v. Wilson & BeasleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1887
- Poling v. Ohio River R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1893
- Merchants' & Mechanics' Bank of Wheeling v. EvansWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1876
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Shaver v. EdgellWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1900
- Smith v. Parkersburg Co-Operative Ass'nWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1900
- Teel v. Ohio River RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1901
- Conner v. JarrettWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1938
- Baker v. LetzkusWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1933
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