Armstrong v. Oil-Well Supply Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jackson County. Bill by J. L. Armstrong and E. W. Brown against the-Oil-Well Supply Company and others. Decree for defend» ants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
McWhorter, President :•
On the 18th of July, 1891, E. R. McGugin conveyed his stock of hardware, stoves and tinware in his store at Ravenswood, Jackson County, to J. L. Armstrong, trustee, to secure and save harmless E. W. Brown as indorser on three negotiable notes of said McGugin, for five hundred dollars each, and renewals thereof, or of any part of same. On the 18th day of August, 1891, the Oil-Well Supply Company, a corporation, creditor of said McGugin to the amount of six hundred and seventy-three dollars and fifty-nine cents, filed its bill in the circuit court of Jackson County…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wolf v. McGuginWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1893
- Smith v. MoberlyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1850
- First National Bank of Parkersburg v. JohnsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1883
- Carr v. SummerfieldWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1899
- Merchants & Co v. WhitescarverWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1899