Legal Opinion

Waldron v. Waldron

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 2, 1913PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Error to Circuit Court, McDowell County. Action by John W. Waldron against A. C. Waldron and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.

1Opinion of the Court

Robinson, Judge :

In this ejectment case, plaintiff, through the verdict of a jury, has judgment against defendants for the boundary of one hundred acres described in the declaration, Defendants seek reversal, assigning many errors.

Plaintiff’s theory of recovery was that defendants, A. C. Waldron and his wife Belle Waldron, were in possession of the land by virtue of a verbal contract of tenancy, made by plaintiff with A. C. Waldron about the time plaintiff purchased the land at a sale under a deed of trust, and that he was entitled to oust them regardless of any question of his title to the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hargreaves v. KimberlyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1885
  2. Meier v. MeierSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
  3. Chicago & Alton Railroad v. KeeganIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  4. Neeley v. Town of CameronWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1912

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Tennant v. Marion Health Care Foundation, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
  2. State Ex Rel. Cooper v. CapertonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
  3. State v. FriendWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1925
  4. Waddell, Et Ux. v. DonellySupreme Court of Florida · 1939
  5. Asbury v. KennedyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1928

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