Dent v. Pickens
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Barbour County. Suit of Susan C. Dent against Dever Pickens et al. Decree for plaintiff, and John D. Pickens and May Pickens Davisson appeal. ,
1Opinion of the Court
Milleb, Judge:
This case has been several times before this Court, upon appeals prosecuted by one or more of the parties from decrees of the circuit court. A clear understanding of the entire case may be obtained by referring to the published decisions of this Court on those appeals, beginning with 34 W. Va. 240. This is an appeal by John D. Pickens, a brother of Dever Pickens, and by May Pickens Davisson, his niece and a daughter of his deceased brother Alexander H. Pickens, co-devisees with others under the will of the late James Pickens, from the decree of the circuit court pronounced on…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Britton v. ThorntonSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Summers v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- Matter of N.Y., L. W.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Steenrod's Adm'r v. W. P. & B. R. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
- Watson v. WiggintonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1886
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Beecher v. FosterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
- Prichard v. PrichardWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1919
- Bessie R. Griffin v. Central Natl. Bk.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1953
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