Legal Opinion

Hudkins v. Crim

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided February 4, 1913PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Barbour County. Bill in equity by Mary J. Hudkins and another against E. H. Crim and others for an injunction and to compel the conveyance of a tract of land. From a decree rejecting plaintiffs’ claim of equitable title, adjudicating the title in defendants, dissolving the injunction, and awarding a writ of possession, plaintiffs appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

POEEENBARGER, PRESIDENT :

The bill in this cause having for its purpose an injunction against the prosecution of an action for unlawful entry and detainer, settlement of an account, and a compulsory conveyance of a tract of 40 acres of land, proceeds upon the assertion and claim of a trust, the purposes of which have been accomplished. The appeal is from a decree, rejecting the claim of equitable title, adjudicating title in the defendant, dissolving the injunction and awarding a writ of possession.

The question presented is very similar to that involved in the case of A. A. Hudkins v. Crim and…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Ryan v. . DoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
  2. Villa v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
  3. Vangilder v. HoffmanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1883
  4. Freeman v. FreemanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1912
  5. Sandfoss v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1868

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Ross v. MidelburgWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Napper v. RiceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1944
  3. Edward F. Gerber Co. v. ThompsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1919
  4. Holmes v. BashamWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1947
  5. Law v. MeadowsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1948

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