Dewing v. Hutton
West Virginia Supreme Court
cited 13 Pac. Eep. 442; Am. Dig. (3 887) 1043; 1 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law 353; 23 Atl. Eep. 728; Am. Dig. (1892) 4231; Add. Con. App. p. 20, note 10; 14 S. E. Rep. 849; Add. Con. App. p. 21, note 11; 1 W. Va. 109; 35 W. Va. 867; Story Ag. § 253; 1 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law 229; 1 A,dd. Con. 92 (bottom page); Am. Dig. (1887) 1045; Add.. Con. App, 23, 24, note 13; 1 W. Va. 109; Am. Dig. (1890> 3101; 1 Add. Con. S7-S9; 2 W. Va. 458; 1 Bates Bart. 323-329; 1 Sto. Eq.
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cited 13 Pac. Eep. 442; Am. Dig. (3 887) 1043; 1 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law 353; 23 Atl. Eep. 728; Am. Dig. (1892) 4231; Add. Con. App. p. 20, note 10; 14 S. E. Rep. 849; Add. Con. App. p. 21, note 11; 1 W. Va. 109; 35 W. Va. 867; Story Ag. § 253; 1 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law 229; 1 A,dd. Con. 92 (bottom page); Am. Dig. (1887) 1045; Add.. Con. App, 23, 24, note 13; 1 W. Va. 109; Am. Dig. (1890> 3101; 1 Add. Con. S7-S9; 2 W. Va. 458; 1 Bates Bart. 323-329; 1 Sto. Eq. Jur. §§ 307, 308, 315, 316, 323; 2 Add. Con. 778-9; Sto. Ag. 210-11; 138 U. S. 380; 129 Ü. S. 663; 79 Va. 158; 25' G-ratt. 40; 21 W. Va. 617;…
1Opinion of the Court
Dent, Judge:
Appeal of Elihu Hutton and others from a final decree rendered by the Circuit Court of Randolph county in a certain chancery cause therein pending at the suit of W. S.. Dewing & Sons.
The circumstances which gave rise to this litigation areas follows, to wit': The plaintiffs, citizens of Kalamazoo,. *523state of Michigan, in the year 1885, sent defendant Winchester, an experienced timber man, into the state of West Virginia, with authority as their general agent, in whom they reposed great confidence, to buy timber lands for them. His agency was to be kept a secret, at least for a…
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