Legal Opinion

Evans v. Johnson

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided April 4, 1894PublishedCited by 35 opinions

cited Code (1891) c. 118, s. 1 ; Id. c. 58, s. 37, 88 ; 23 Gratt. 212; 21 W. Va. 594; 4 W. Va. 443 ; 16 Ohio 59.

1Opinion of the Court

Brannon, President :

Evan Morgan owned an interest in a tract of land in Mo-nongalia county. Omer B. Johnson, as his guardian, upon petition obtained from the Circuit Court of that county an order to sell his ward’s interest in the laud and did sell it to Elza L. Morgan, who executed to said guardian two notes for deferred instalments of purchase-money. Under authority of the order of sale a special commissioner made to the purchaser a deed conveying said infant’s interest in the tract of land retaining a lien for said notes. After-wards, when said infant had become of age, the clerk of the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Griffith v. FrazierSupreme Court of the United States · 1814
  2. Edwards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
  3. Chase v. HathawayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1817
  4. Wandling v. StrawWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1885
  5. Eslava v. LepretreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1852

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. In re AllenSupreme Court of Vermont · 1909
  2. Goff v. PriceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
  3. Grinbaum v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1923
  4. State Ex Rel. Nutter v. MacEWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1947
  5. Boone v. BooneWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1941

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