White v. White
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Logan County. Bill by James A. 'White and others against A. B. White and others. Decree for plaintiffs, and defendants Hattie Glover and Addie Biffe appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Judge:
For the third time this case is here upon appeal (64 W. Va. 30, 66 W. Va. 79.) Excluded from participation in the partition of the real estate of which their grandfather, James M. White,, died seized and possessed, Hattie Glover and her sister, Addie-Biffe, appeal. The inquiry now is whether a conveyance by White to John Biffe, appellants’ father, operated as an advancement to their mother, Minerva, a daughter of the grantor, thereby denying further right to share in his real estate except by compliance with § 13, ch. 78, Code 1906, now impossible because of conveyance thereof by…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Lockhard v. BeckleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1877
- Roberts v. ColemanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1892
- McClintock v. LoisseauWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1888
- White v. WhiteWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
- Bruce v. SlempSupreme Court of Virginia · 1886
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