Legal Opinion

Dotson v. Kirk

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided July 12, 1910No. 899PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Virginia, at Abingdon. Bill by Charles M. Kirk and others against N. B. Dotson. Decree for complainants, and defendant appealed.

1Opinion of the Court

CONNOR, District Judge.

Complainants, citizens of the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania, filed their bill in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Virginia, against defendant, a citizen of the said district, alleging: That on the 18th day of April, 1901, they entered into a contract, in writing, with defendant in the following words and figures, to wit:

“This agreement made and entered into this the 18th day of April, 1901, by and between N. B. Dotson, of Wise, Va., party of the first part, and Charles M. Kirk, of Rosemont, Ohio, James McKelvey, of Somerset,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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