Haymond v. Hyer
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Braxton County. Suit in equity by W. E. Haymond, as administrator of J. S. Hyer, deceased, against Geo. E. Hyer and others, heirs, and A. W. Corley, with cross-bill by defendant Corley, and With replications and answers thereto by plaintiff and part of the heirs. Demurrer and exceptions to such replications overruled, and final decree denying' defendant Corley any relief, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, Judge:
This suit in equity by W. B. Haymond, as administrator of J. S. Hyer, deceased, was brought against his heirs and creditors for the purpose of ascertaining decedent’s debts, determining what interest, if any, defendant A. W. Corley had in certain lands described in the bill and of which said J. S. Hyer died seized, and for the purpose of selling decedent’s lands, or a sufficient quantity thereof to pay his debts. The bill avers that some of the lands had been partitioned among the heirs and that other lands had not been so partitioned. As to the latter, it avers they had been…
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