Van Winkle v. Blackford

Lucas, Judse :

This suit was instituted in the Circuit Court of Wood county at January rules 1889, by W. W. VanWinkle, in chancery, against Godwin L. Blackford, administrator de bonis non with the will annexed, of the estate of Peter G. VanWinkle, the city of Parkersburg, and John S. Camden, W. N. Chancellor and W. W. VanWinkle, trustees of the sinking fund of the said city.

The bill sets out that on October 29th, 1855, the town of Parkersburg, for the purpose of raising money to pay its subscription to the capital stock of the Northwestern Virginia Railroad Company, passed an ordinance…