Dotson v. Kirk
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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,…
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