Legal Opinion
Kidwell v. Rogers
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided February 22, 1927No. 5645PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Litz, Judge:
In 1897 William Kidwell and Martha, Ms wife conveyed the surface of a 60 acre tract to their daughter, Laura. The granting clause in the deed reads: ‘' granted, bargained and sold”. There is also a limiting clause in the deed: “And should the said Laura Kidwell die without an heir, the said tract of land is to — equally divided between John Kidwell and Wm. M. Kidwell”. John and Wm. M. were sons of the grantors.
John died in 1923, and Wm. M. died in June, 1924. Laura died on November 24, 1924, without issue. On November 10, 1924, she had conveyed the tract to her sister, Christina…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Uhl v. Ohio River RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
- Van Horne v. . CampbellNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Flagg v. EamesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1867
- Goldsmith v. GoldsmithWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1899
- Medley v. MedleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1886
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Stephenson v. KuntzWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1948
- National Bank of Commerce of Charleston v. WehrleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1942
- Young v. LewisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1953
- Greco v. Meadow River Coal & Land Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1960
- Reedy v. PropstWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
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