Nutter v. Brown
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Harrison' County. Action by Cordelia Nutter against Beeson IC. Brown et ails. Decree for defendant and plaintiff appeals..
1Opinion of the Court
Dent, PresideNt:
Cordelia Nutter appeals from a decision of the circuit court of Harrison County dismissing her bill in chancery filed against *599Beeson H. Brown et ais, for the purpose of having the words "oil and gas” stricken ont of a deed executed by her to him on the 26th day of June, 1890, conveying to him the coal under a certain tract of land held by her as her separate property. In her bill plaintiff insists that when one James M. Plant, acting as agent for the defendant, and at the same time as a notary public, presented her both the original option and the deed for her signature and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Simmons Creek Coal Co. v. DoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Pickens v. KniselyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1886
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- Mills v. LockwoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
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