Read v. Read
Court of Appeals of Virginia
In ejectment brought by the plaintiffs against the defendant in the district court of Staunton, the jury found a special verdict, which states, “ That a patent issued to William Beverley and others for 118,491 acres of land, including those in the declaration mentioned, on the 12th of August, 1736 : That Beverley in June 1750, gave a power of attorney to Lewis and Madison; by virtue of which they conveyed 300 acres, part of the lands, contained in the said patent, to James…
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In ejectment brought by the plaintiffs against the defendant in the district court of Staunton, the jury found a special verdict, which states, “ That a patent issued to William Beverley and others for 118,491 acres of land, including those in the declaration mentioned, on the 12th of August, 1736 : That Beverley in June 1750, gave a power of attorney to Lewis and Madison; by virtue of which they conveyed 300 acres, part of the lands, contained in the said patent, to James Miller; who entered and was seized : that Miller, in March 1754, conveyed to Israel Christian; who, in September 1763,…
1Opinion of the Court
Tucker, Judge.
The principal points in this cause are, 1. Whether a native of Ireland, born before the American revolution, and continuing to reside in his native country, until after the war, and had never been duly admitted a citizen of this state, or of the United States, is capable of *167inheriting lands in Virginia, since the treaty of peace in 1783, and before that of 1794?
2. Whether parceners can recover in ejectment unless all the parceners join ?
3. Whether, as between the present parties (the defendant being the widow of the intestate, under whom the plaintiffs claim as heirs) the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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