Miller v. City of Bluefield
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Mercer County. Suit by Wade Miller against the City oí Bluefieid. Prom a decree dismissing his bill, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
POEEEJíJíARfflBR, J UDGE :
The subject matter oi the controversy in this suit is a strip of ground 138.5 feet long, 13.6 feet wide at one end and about 30 feet wide at the other. Upon the assumption that it is a public alley by dedication and acceptance,' the City of Bluefieid, through its officers and agents, entered upon the lot and removed therefrom a small tool house erected on the rear end of it by the plaintiff and tore down a fence across the front end of it and along the line of what is known as South Street. Denying the status imputed to it by the city, the plaintiff filed his bill in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pence v. BryantWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1903
- Pierpoint v. Town of HarrisvilleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1876
- Yates v. West GraftonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1890
- Hicks v. City of BluefieldWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1920
- Ball v. CoxWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1887
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Town of Paden City v. FeltonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1951
- MacCorkle v. City of CharlestonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1928
- City of Point Pleasant v. CaldwellWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1920
- Dickinson v. RandWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1926
- Zirkle v. City of ElkinsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1923
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