Legal Opinion

Dent v. Pickens

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided January 21, 1902PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Barbour County. Suit By Susan C. Dent against Dever Pickens and others. Decree for plaintiff, and defendant John D. Pickens appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

POPEENBARGER, JUDGE :

This is an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of Barbour County in the chancery cause of Susan C. Dent against Dever Pickens and others. Practically all of the facts and proceedings leading up, to the matters out of which the questions presented arise will be found in the cases of Dent v. Pickens, 34 W. Va. 240, and Dent v. Pickens, 4G W. Va. 378. Susan C. *383Dent recovered a judgment against Dever Pickens for nine thousand dollars in an action for breach of marriage contract. Before the judgment was obtained and all questions of the liability of Pickens, in that…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Snyder v. MartinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1880
  2. Zell Guano Co. v. HeatherlyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1893
  3. Sadler v. TaylorWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1901
  4. Wiley v. MahoodWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1877
  5. Anderson v. NagleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1877

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Childers v. LoudinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
  2. Dent v. PickensWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1906
  3. Elliott v. Farmers' Bank of PhilippiWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
  4. Woodcock v. BarrickWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1917
  5. Wilt v. ShafferWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1936

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