Gravatt v. Lane
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Orange county, in an action of ejectment. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant assigns error. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentis, J.
J. E. Gravatt complains of a verdict and judgment in favor of A. A. Lane in an action of ejectment.
The pertinent facts are, that Oliver Terrill died, leaving to his heirs at law a tract of land in Orange county, which was believed to contain about 196 acres. Upon actual survey made long after the conveyances here involved were executed, it was found to contain 258 5/6 acres, or an excess of more than 62 acres. F. W. Terrill, one of the heirs at law, acquired the title of the other heirs at law, including the interest of Lillie Hammes, who owned an undivided 1/18 therein as one of the heirs at…
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